Now that she's really REALLY talking, tucking her in has become such an amusing, interesting, heartwarming time.
One of our favourite bedtime activities is to pray. She would remind me every night that we haven't prayed, that we need to pray. Then she would tell me who to pray for.
Sometimes I wonder if she gets prompted by the Holy Spirit, coz she picks really far-off ppl to pray for. Like Aunty Charisma's children in Philippines, Mr See (her school operations manager), and various church friends that I didn't even know she knows. It makes me really glad that she cares about the people around her (and the people not around her), and i think it makes God glad too. =)
Pillowtalk is also great for getting a child's perspective on things, to find out more about her day.
She'd share how she feels about certain events and people (like how she feels about mei mei wanting to play with her, how she feels about being disciplined, what she likes to do on a holiday etc)
She'd tell me what happened in school... Though I suspect there are some inaccuracies coz she once told me that she got bitten. By a lizard from Philippines.
She sometimes also thinks that her storybooks actually happened to her, so these few days, she believes she is "Little Go Peep" (better known as Little Bo Peep, the lass with the sheep).
So yeah, I do take what she says with a pinch of salt.
You also get the sweetest conversations with her at night too. Perhaps it's a time when she gets me all to herself, and she doesn't want it to end, so she keeps me enthralled by all her sweet nothings.
She told me the night before that she tripped n fell because "I want you, so I walk so fast to you and I fall down n knock my leg. Because I want you mama"
In one breath she blames me for the fall, but also tells me just how much she wants me. Awwwwww...
Bedtime is also the best time to get hugs n kisses from her. She generously coats my face with kisses (n saliva) which makes me gigglish n squirmy coz I'm not very much a kissy person (blame it on my mummy. She instilled the fear of saliva in us, n till today, I still wipe kisses away. )
But I just lap up her hugs! Especially when she hugs my head (my head is quite big so it's a good hug) and puts her face reallllllly close. :) :) <333 Sweetness!
Ha, which reminds me, Sunday night, while hugging my head, Glory informed me that "Godpa also hug Godma's face".
Ooooops.
I thought she stumbled upon a semi-private moment in church earlier and i didn't know how to react.A bit curious and wanted to find out the context, but a bit afraid that it was really meant to be a private moment....
Should i ask her to elaborate???
Then she proceeded to describe the rest of the scene...
"Then they smile to the camera n say cheese like that" *attempts to show a peace sign but fails so it was just a series of finger wagging*
Lol. She must have seen a picture of them, or saw them taking a picture. :)
This girl really makes me laugh, and wonder at the things that are going through that amazing little mind. She has got so many funny thoughts, so many unexpected ideas, and so many sweet, affectionate, innocent little quips that lying next to her is really the highlight of my day.
And i resolve to do this as long as she will have me...
I guess the time will come when my little angel wouldn't even attempt to entice me with her "Shall we pray?" and "Iwant you to pat pat me. I want you Mama."
The time would probably come when she would curl up in bed, cradling a phone beneath the covers, and see my presence at bedtime as an intrusion.
The time would probably also come when she wouldn't even be home at MY bedtime. I'd probably be lying awake on my bed, wondering if she's safe and in good company and making wise decisions...
Till then, i intend to treasure every bedtime, to have her know without the shadow of a doubt that Mummy loves her and wants her even more than she wants me. To discuss and share in her perspectives and her faith. And to enjoy and marvel at every little amazing morsel of this marvellous little masterpiece.
i love you, baby.
and i kinda wish you would stay little forever...
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