My Compassionate Quinn

Hello my sweet BabyLady -

Last week Mommy had a bad day.  Wednesday, to be exact.  It started in the morning with an argument with Daddy (nothing for you to worry about - it's all blown over now).  Then, as usual, Mommy was rushing home to relieve Michelle (she watches you & BabyTait on Wednesdays now).  I was running up the steps in the parking structure where I took a misstep & smashed my knees into the concrete steps & cranium into the concrete wall just before the steps took a switchback at a landing to reach the next level.  Um, OUCH, to say the least.

Though Daddy has been harping on Mommy to SLOW DOWN for, well, years .... it took smashing my skull into concrete in a stairwell for me to have a wake up call.  SIGH.  I got up, dusted myself off, cursed a bit, & continued on to my car & home.  After Michelle left, it hit me.

You - you are so perceptive & compassionate - sensed something was wrong & asked "what the matter. Mommy? You sad Mommy?"  And then I started to cry as you climbed into my lap, wrapped your little arms around my neck, & told me "don't cry, Momma".  You were JUST what I needed at that moment.  Two & a half years old with all the wisdom & compassion of someone much older.  You held me close & I held you closer even & there we sat on the couch for a while until i could resume being the mommy & you the baby.  I can scarcely begin to describe what you mean to me ... & what your love & empathy meant to Mommy in that moment.  I love you with all my heart & soul, Quinn Ryan.  Words cannot describe it.

... Related to that incident, I am giving serious considerate to a tattoo of a very small elephant mother & calf on the inside of my left wrist where my watch strap is as a symbol & perpetual to slow down in all things so that I can enjoy you & Tait as much as possible.  Daddy thinks it is a silly idea ... .but it is really growing on me ... We'll see if it takes shape ...

I love you. Thank you for being you. Thank you for your love, compassion, wisdom, empathy ... at all of 2.5YO.

All my love for always,
Mommy