The conversation went something like this…
Baby Girl: I’m going downstairs.
Me: Oh no! But then you won’t be with ME!
Baby Girl: Mommy. I’m with you forever. Forever and ever.
Me:
I think I may have gotten out a whispered “me too.” But, I’m not sure. She had already disappeared into our little off-the-entryway “Kid Cave”, with snacks in hand, and the curtain drawn for her own little girl time. Those few words just filled up all my hopes and dreams and goals for our family. To share the power of being “with” one another. No matter where we go, or what we experience, to know that our hearts are knit together. That with each other, there is always a place where we belong.