Love

We just spent the past 3 days doing respite care for a 3 month old baby.  He was so sweet and it's amazing to me how attached you can get in such a short amount of time.  Naturally, it made me reflect back on both Evan and Katelyn as babies.  To share one story, I remember how difficult it was to get Katelyn to go to sleep at night.  She would only sleep well if she knew I was in the room. There were many nights when I would have to sit or lie next to her crib and place my hand on her body.  Anytime I tried to sneak out, she would feel the removal of the hand and cry.  So tonight, 4 or so years later, I was putting Katelyn to bed tonight and she's still my same little baby. I decided to lay with her in her bed for a few minutes.  Instead of me placing my hand on her, she reached over and laid her hand on me as reassurance that I was still there. It was so sweet. I love my kids so much!