I was putting my soon-to-be-3-year-old to bed last night, and I sat on her bed talking to her for a bit as I stroked her hair. I asked her if she knows how much Mommy and Daddy love her. She nodded yes. I asked her if she knows that we think she is wonderful. She nodded her head yes. Then she said, "God gave me to you." I said, "Yes! That's right!" Then she put her hand over her mouth and giggled, and said, "And you thought I was a present!" He, he! You see, I've told her that God gave her to Mommy and Daddy, and that she was a very special gift (I had to switch to the word "present," though, as she didn't know what "gift" meant) from God. I guess she thought it was funny, because she thought that I mistook her for a present. It was really cute. She was giggling at me as though I was so silly because I thought she was a present.
But at least she gets the part about God giving her to us. (Psalm 127:3) And that we think she's wonderful. At least I know she is listening, and she knows she is loved.
She is such a special, wonderful child, and she is always doing the cutest things that make me smile. I just think this is such a special time in our lives right now, having such a sweet little child in our home. I know it will go by too quickly, and before I know it she will be almost grown. So I cherish every moment with her.
My sweet little 2 yo is normally pretty good in church. Yesterday, she was exceptionally good. After coloring for a bit, she sat in her seat and ate some animal crackers. She was apparently paying close attention to what the pastor said. At one point she turned to me and said, "Mommy! He said God will keep me safe!" I smiled and said yes. Then she said, "Just like God keeps me safe from the Wiggles at night." (you may remember my post a couple of months ago about her bad dream, where the Wiggles - from the preschool TV show - were tickling her and wouldn't stop. since then we've prayed almost every night for God to give her happy dreams, and to help the Wiggles leave her alone when she sleeps - the words of a sweet little 2 yo; and then in the morning we thank God for taking care of her)
I was so amazed and impressed that not only did she hear what the pastor was saying, but she even put it into context. What a blessing. What a thrill to a Mama's heart. ![[Big Grin]](http://www.raisinggodlytomatoes.com/ubb/biggrin.gif)
She also commented on a couple of other things he said, but those were insignificant. But still, it showed me she was still listening. ![[Woohoo]](http://www.raisinggodlytomatoes.com/ubb/graemlins/woohoo.gif)