Lori has been under the weather with the tonsil stuff so it's been up to me to take care of Megan this weekend and today. Megan has been amazing. She almost never cried the entire three day period. She has been happy and very helpful. She put away her own clothes today, she scooped the dog food every day, she's ground the coffee beans, changed her own clothes... it's amazing.
But the really touching thing came today when I told her that as we were coming home we would go shopping for an art project to give to mommy to make her feel better. She asked and asked about it all morning. Then picked out the project at Michaels and talked about how she would make Mommy feel better all the way home. When we got home she went into the bedroom to give Mommy hugs and kisses then ran out to start her projects. I put together the paints and brushes and she painted five little wooden trinkets.
Now normally she doesn't paint that much, I do most of the painting or drawing, but when she understood that it would make Mommy feel better she was a girl with a purpose. She painted and painted, then when she was done I put them out to dry. After that I asked her if she wanted to paint some more. She half-heartedly painted a turtle then walked away from it. It wouldn't have made mommy feel better...
Later before she went to be I asked her if she wanted to give mommy her presents. She ran out and grabbed them then ran into the bedroom to give them. She asked several times if they made mommy feel better. It was so touching. This kid has a heart of gold.
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