Hold you

Today was a long day. Thursdays always are. Jonny works a second job and is gone from 6AM until about 8PM. Today he didn't get to see Cale at all. :( Anyways, it is very tiring keeping up with a toddler by myself all day. (mad props to single parents!) I am usually more than ready for Cale's bed time. Tonight we barely made it home by 7, his bedtime. I got his bottle ready(yes, he still takes a bottle and I don't care... you shouldn't either!) while he watched Yo Gabba Gabba. We went to his room and I rocked him for a minute and gave him his bottle. Afterwards, he is usually ready to get in bed. He LOVES his crib! Tonight he was rather content and didn't move at all. I asked him, "Do you want to get in your bed or do you want mommy to hold you?" and he said, "Hold you". Melt my heart!!! I rocked and sang to my baby until he was fast asleep. He didn't even mind my tears dripping on his cheek. I never knew love like this existed.