I have a friend who told me that her nine year old son’s recent growth spurt has her mourning the loss of her little boy. After she mentioned it, I picked up my glass (the one that was sitting there half-full) and I realized that one of the benefits of having a child who is almost ten, but who is the size of a kindergartner, is that he still fits in my lap.
Yesterday morning, my son climbed into a chair with me and sprawled out across my legs. While I sipped coffee and scanned the newspaper, he reclined his head against my shoulder and read the comics. We sat like that for a while. I don’t know how long he had been staring up at me when I finally noticed.
I smiled and gave him a kiss on the top of his head and asked, “Are you finished with the comics?”
He nodded and said, “Yeah.”
Then I looked in to my coffee cup and saw it was half-empty as he remarked, “Oh, and Mom? You have really big nostrils.”
Comments
Vicki
Oh yeah. Out of the mouths of babes. 🙂
Canadian Dad
Sometimes the stress of keeping my kids alive is overwhelming but then one moment like that and it all comes into focus. I have tiny kids too, I think it’s fabulous, lol.
Rhea
hehehe
Rita Arens
*sparkle*
Kriss
He has the BEST one liners…
Colleen - Mommy Always Wins
Aww…hahaha!
Ally
Ha! They always bring us back to reality, don’t they?
UP
My mothers nostrils are shaped like a heart (each of them). I pointed that out long ago, she wasn’t all that pleased then, but she mentions it from time to time.
UP
Jill
Oh, the honesty of children.
meleah rebeccah
What a precious and HILARIOUS moment!
Heather
Just when he can’t get any cuter, he does 🙂 I totally needed this smile today!
AlisonH
And then I reread the post title and snorted.
JR Reed
At least he said “Nostrils”…