Last night as we were getting ready for bed, I let Punkin choose which sound she wanted to listen to on her sound machine: rainforest, ocean, rain, or summer night. There's a heartbeat option too and she always asks for that one, but I never let her choose that one to fall asleep to. It just doesn't seem restful to me. Too Tell Tale Heart-y.
But then Punkin said "Let me hear your heartbeat, Mommy."
So, I sat down on the edge of her bed and pulled my collar aside and let her press her ear to my chest. She was still and silent for a second. When she pulled away I said "What did my heart say?"
"I love you," she replied in a deeper voice than normal, imitating the low lub-dub sound a heart makes.
And how right she was.
Mixed Bag
12 years ago
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The only sound I can make after reading this is a contented sigh...
That was beautiful. Punkin is lucky to have a mommy with so much heart...and your lucky to have a little one who hears it!
What a perceptive little girl! Thank you for sharing that...
...and is your heart still functioning after having been melted into a puddle?
That girl is a keeper!
I adore that kid.
So, so, sweet.
I'm with ya on the heartbeat mode for the sound machine. Ours sounds a bit robotic to me. Totally freaks me out. :P
Awww! So sweet. :) Bee will do that to me...make me want to kill her for something so stupid and toddler-ish, and then melt my heart beyond the point of recovery. Savor moments like these!!
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