Sunday, October 9, 2011

Give them something special

I was zipping through the grocery store one evening last week when I was sidelined by an incredibly strong urge.  I really really REALLY wanted to bring home something special for Gus and Jack.

I looked around, unsure at where to even start.  I had come in for baby yogurt and grapes.  I was in a regular grocery store... you know, the kind that is so big you could get lost inside of it.  I ran through a litany of things I could bring home.

Cookies?  Ice cream?  Candy?

Then I stopped myself with a shake.  What?!  No, I'm not going to buy them junk food!

I took some deep breaths and thought about what was going on inside my head.  I had been at work that morning, away from the boys.  I had been at a tutoring job that evening, away from the boys.  I was on my way home to see them, and I wanted to show up with something to give them.  Something to "prove" my love to them.

I'm very glad I took the time to stop and collect my wild thoughts.  I'm sure I've unthinkingly given into the urge before, but on this particular night I was able to think it through.  I wonder where it came from.  I wonder why I felt it.

In the end, I brushed it off, bought the yogurt and grapes, and went home.

As it turns out, I did give the boys something special that night.  It was something they really really REALLY wanted.  It showed them how much I love them.

When I got home, I nursed my boys.

Gus and Jack are going through a hat phase.  They love those hats!

5 comments:

  1. Aw! Love it and love the hats. Way to go, Mama!

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  2. Sweet babies. I love this. Stopping to think is a skill I often forget.

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  3. That really is something special, and the photo is absolutely priceless! Love it :)

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  4. Thank for stopping by and reading (and commenting!) :-)

    Hats are definitely all the rage right now! They do take them off for baths and sleeping, though.

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  5. That picture is hilarious and sweet.

    I've had that same conversation in my head but it's usually with toys. I'm about to drop $20 on a game or something and then realize that it's not because they need a new toy, it's because I crave the experience of getting down on the floor and playing with my kids, like on the picture on the box. But I don't need a new toy to do that, anything will do including just our own bodies.

    It's about the connection, not the treat -- wise mama.

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