my happy face
mikey and i were looking at some older entries this afternoon and came across pictures from his fourth birthday. at the end of that entry, i had put a sad face because i was thinking about how quickly the time has passed since he was my little baby. being my first, he was my only baby and little did i know then just how precious the time was when it was just him and i. and i was getting a little sad thinking about how quickly these next years will pass and how he’ll grow up and one day leave me. hence the sad face.
mikey spotted the sad face and asked why i had put it there. i explained that i was sad that my mikey was growing up so fast and will one day have to leave me.
he was a bit bothered by the sad face and kept asking why i had put it there.
tonight after his bath, it must have still been on his mind. i was helping him get dressed and he thoughtfully looked at me and said, “mommy, you can put a happy face on your face and on your computer because i’m going to stay with you forever. so can you put a happy face on your computer?”
then he insisted that i put this happy face on here tonight. he even turned on the computer for me to do it. so here it is:
🙂
how i love that little boy of mine.
as overwhelming as some days in my current season of life can get, i wouldn’t trade these days for anything, anything in the whole world.
9 Comments
Kavedissian
that sounds like Mikey…so sweet Michelle. You have raised some sweet children, the world is a better place because of your kids.
Starbukk35
he’s so concerned about your feelings! what a sensitive son. 🙂
joesee22
Mikey is such a sweet boy…that story makes me happy-sad
gr00vy_mama
aww…that’s so sweet. he reminds me of my 6 yr old son cuz that is exactly the same thing my son would do/say. he’s concerned with our feelings and would have something like that on his mind until he found a solution to it to make it better. i actually teared up reading your story cuz it reminds me of my son and i and how time flies and one day they will leave us. my son and i had a conversation about when he gets married, he wants to live here forever. (of course that won’t happen as i’d want him to grow as an independent man and husband, but it’s a sweet thought nonetheless).
mtsai
@Kavedissian – aw thanks, kate! you’re so sweet to say that.
mtsai
@Starbukk35 – hee hee, i love that about him, but i think phil thinks he needs to toughen up.
mtsai
@joesee22 – happy and sad. exactly me too!
mtsai
@gr00vy_mama – sounds like our boys will make wonderful, caring husbands some day! and i’m totally with ya on loving the good intention behind wanting to stay with us forever, but also wanting them to go grow up to be strong, independent men who can make their own way. this parenting thing is so bittersweet, huh?
greantea71
that is too cute.but how funny that even little mikey’s mind is on xanga these days