It isn’t that I intentionally tune him out, but looking back I admit to occasionally avoiding yet another question, request or debate.
Today we were sitting quietly together and Rhett looked and me and said, Mommy, did you hear what word I said?
I hadn’t heard what he said, but had seen him mouth a word in a whisper. I replied that he had said MOMMY.
Mommy, how did you know?
I just know.
No, HOW did you know?
I just know.
He thought for a minute and tried again. His little lips only moved a tiny bit, and just a breath of sound escaped him.
Mommy, what did I say THAT time?
Mommy.
MOMMY, HOW DID YOU KNOW?
I just knew.
But I said it so quietly you couldn’t hear it.
I just knew.
He sat back with a puzzled expression on his face and with determination he decided he would try it one more time. This time his lips didn’t move at all and he was completely silent. The only clue that I had that he had “said” another word was his heading nodding up then down for emphasis.
Mommy, what did I say then?
Mommy.
He looked at me stunned. He believed I had just read his mind.
Mommy, how do you do that?
I laughed and said, You start ALL your sentences with the word MOMMY so it was a lucky guess.
He starts all his sentences with mommy.
I hadn’t realized that until I said it. I hear the word mommy come out of his mouth more often than anything else.
Rhett (of course) disagreed, Mommy, I DO NOT!
See you just did!
Mommy, I don’t do…
You did it again!
Mommmmm…..
Yep! Again!
By this time we were laughing so hard that he couldn’t even form the beginnings of an “M”. He recovered a bit and tried to speak, Mommy, I ….and then started uncontrollably giggling over the truth.
He starts all his sentences with mommy.
I can’t even put into words what that revelation does to my heart.
He starts all his sentences with mommy…Rhett(4) complains that sometimes I don’t answer him when he calls for me.
It isn’t that I intentionally tune him out, but looking back I admit to occasionally avoiding yet another question, request or debate.
Today we were sitting quietly together and Rhett looked and me and said, Mommy, did you hear what word I said?
I hadn’t heard what he said, but had seen him mouth a word in a whisper. I replied that he had said MOMMY.
Mommy, how did you know?
I just know.
No, HOW did you know?
I just know.
He thought for a minute and tried again. His little lips only moved a tiny bit, and just a breath of sound escaped him.
Mommy, what did I say THAT time?
Mommy.
MOMMY, HOW DID YOU KNOW?
I just knew.
But I said it so quietly you couldn’t hear it.
I just knew.
He sat back with a puzzled expression on his face and with determination he decided he would try it one more time. This time his lips didn’t move at all and he was completely silent. The only clue that I had that he had “said” another word was his heading nodding up then down for emphasis.
Mommy, what did I say then?
Mommy.
He looked at me stunned. He believed I had just read his mind.
Mommy, how do you do that?
I laughed and said, You start ALL your sentences with the word MOMMY so it was a lucky guess.
He starts all his sentences with mommy.
I hadn’t realized that until I said it. I hear the word mommy come out of his mouth more often than anything else.
Rhett (of course) disagreed, Mommy, I DO NOT!
See you just did!
Mommy, I don’t do…
You did it again!
Mommmmm…..
Yep! Again!
By this time we were laughing so hard that he couldn’t even form the beginnings of an “M”. He recovered a bit and tried to speak, Mommy, I ….and then started uncontrollably giggling over the truth.
He starts all his sentences with mommy.
I can’t even put into words what that revelation does to my heart.
He starts all his sentences with mommy…
It isn’t that I intentionally tune him out, but looking back I admit to occasionally avoiding yet another question, request or debate.
Today we were sitting quietly together and Rhett looked and me and said, Mommy, did you hear what word I said?
I hadn’t heard what he said, but had seen him mouth a word in a whisper. I replied that he had said MOMMY.
Mommy, how did you know?
I just know.
No, HOW did you know?
I just know.
He thought for a minute and tried again. His little lips only moved a tiny bit, and just a breath of sound escaped him.
Mommy, what did I say THAT time?
Mommy.
MOMMY, HOW DID YOU KNOW?
I just knew.
But I said it so quietly you couldn’t hear it.
I just knew.
He sat back with a puzzled expression on his face and with determination he decided he would try it one more time. This time his lips didn’t move at all and he was completely silent. The only clue that I had that he had “said” another word was his heading nodding up then down for emphasis.
Mommy, what did I say then?
Mommy.
He looked at me stunned. He believed I had just read his mind.
Mommy, how do you do that?
I laughed and said, You start ALL your sentences with the word MOMMY so it was a lucky guess.
He starts all his sentences with mommy.
I hadn’t realized that until I said it. I hear the word mommy come out of his mouth more often than anything else.
Rhett (of course) disagreed, Mommy, I DO NOT!
See you just did!
Mommy, I don’t do…
You did it again!
Mommmmm…..
Yep! Again!
By this time we were laughing so hard that he couldn’t even form the beginnings of an “M”. He recovered a bit and tried to speak, Mommy, I ….and then started uncontrollably giggling over the truth.
He starts all his sentences with mommy.
I can’t even put into words what that revelation does to my heart.
He starts all his sentences with mommy…
You KNOW I had to read this asap after our conversation:
This post has given me a massive urge to hug up my babies and keep them there for as long as humanly possible….
great post Holls….
xo
mich
Wow. It isn’t too often that I read something that truly makes my eyes well up.
We want a third child down the road and I keep saying I want it to be a girl (because I am greatly outnumbered right now, if you catch my drift) but there is seriously something to be said for the way little boys can pull at their mama’s heartstrings.
Excuse me, I need to go give my boys a hug now…
Awww- that totally made me teary!!! Love that. Super duper love it!
So sweet, and oooof over here, too.
That’s so sweet.
oooooooof! My heart. this is so sweet
Yep, my 4 year old boy does that, too. Except sometimes (okay MOST of the time!) he can’t finish the sentence without starting it over 3 or 4 times and EACH TIME he must say Mommy. Seriously! Sometimes, he will start with “Mommy?” I say “yes?”…he says, “Mommy, can I…Um, Mommmy?” I say, “Yeeessss?” “Mommy? Can I”…and it keeps going from there. After the 3rd or 4th “Mommy?” without actually SAYING ANYTHING I begin to get a little frustrated. My yeses become very long and drawn out.
Is it all 4 year olds? Or just boys…
So sweet. My kids start all there sentences with Mommy too. But its like this — Mom? Mom? Mom? Mom?
Until I answer them. Until I acknowledge they have said my name they won’t continue with what they have to say. It drives me crazy.
Sweet Rhett. Sounds just like my baby (4) M. Thankfully her world still revolves around mommy.
Awww….how beautiful. A wonderful relevation!!!