"mom"

Christy says:
AJ just called me mom
Shainna says:
so cute!
Christy says:
TWICE
Christy says:
i'm crying

So there you have it...a conversation I had with my friend Shainna. This morning (actually just now...I had to blog right away) we were chatting online while the kiddos were playing...AJ called me from outside...he said "Mom??" very quietly like...I took note of it..obviously..but like the other times where they seemed almost like slip ups..I just responded naturally...I got up..went to the door and said "yeah??"...and then after I came back inside he came in..and very directly said "Mom can I play my game?" it was so natural...almost like the first time he was seeing what I would do..or how I'd respond...then when he knew I was cool..he did it again...it lifted me out of the funk I've been in this morning...I feel great...I feel like it's all been worth it...because he is now feeling secure...loved...and cared for...I love him...someone put it so poignantly..."he needed a mom"...

as I was uploading the picture...he randomly says "I love you Mom"

there just aren't words...