A Moment of Still.

Calvin goes down for the night at 8 and doesn't make a sound for the entire rest of the night.
Tonight, David and I heard him crying in his bed and decided to go in and comfort him.

I'm not totally sure what got him so upset (bad dream, sore gums from teething, etc). But I could tell from his hiccuping and huge tears that he needed some mom and dad time. And after singing all of the primary songs I could think of and rubbing his back (all of this while his dad is holding him all wrapped up in a blanket with Big Bear). And the hiccuping began to slow and finally stopped. We thought he'd fallen back to sleep because it's a rare thing for Calvin to stay still in one spot unless he's sleeping. I lean over to see whether he's sleeping and his little eyes drift over to meet mine and he just looked at me, his head buried in his dad's chest. It was this awesome moment of peace. I could feel the love radiating from David to Calvin and at that moment, I think Calvin felt comforted to know that his parents were there to save him from whatever. There we all sat quietly on the bean bag for a while. We read "Where The Wild Things Are", said goodnight and Calvin curled up with Big Bear and a blanket and went straight to sleep without a fuss.

It was this amazing togetherness I felt right then. We didn't need some cheesy, expensive outing for us to feel that connection. No frills. Just the quiet of that room that enveloped all of us right after the fear.
I always wish that moments like this would happen more often, but then I know that if they did, I wouldn't appreciate them as much as I do.

It's amazing what little children can show you, teach you and make you feel.

~Angie