It was hard going to work this morning. As I was getting ready to head out, EB woke up and padded over to me. “Hi Mommy, let’s read books. I want to read five books!”
My heart sank; I was already running late. “I can’t, sweetie. Mommy has to go to work.”
Her face fell momentarily, but then brightened: “I can read with Daddy!”
“Yes, you can.” But that made me feel even more down. I love that K spends so much time with her and he’s truly a wonderful dad. But I also wish that I could spend more time with EB myself.
“We’ll read books tonight when I get home, ok?” I promised her.
But EB was already over it and onto another topic: “Don’t go yet, Mommy. I’m going to get you an animal!”
She ran into her room, and brought back one of her stuffed animals. It’s a little ritual she started a few months back, where each day, she would give me one of her stuffed animals to bring to work. The stuffed animal would return home that night and “tell” EB what happened at work that day.
Today, she gave me Bunny-Bear, a plush little bear dressed in pink bunny costume. I had bought it for her before she was even born. It really brightened my mood. Bunny-Bear was ready to have a productive day, and couldn’t wait to go home to spend some quality time with EB.
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| Bunny-Bear on its way to work with me |
Awww. :)
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