Four little words

 I was trolling through my Facebook feed today and came across an article about actress Tia Mowry. It was talking about how she bawled like a baby the first time her son told her he loved her. It also said her husband gave her the O.M.G look. I get this one from my(such a guy) husband every time I get overly emotional about anything. it says " O.M.G I can't believe you are crying over THAT." 

I have had that moment. The one where you hear your child say they love you for the VERY first time. The one that melts you to a complete puddle right where you stand. I will never forget this moment. We had been having a very rough time in our family because my husbands parents had been in an almost fatal care accident, and my daughter was only a month old. 
My parents had been over to babysit the littles while the hubby and I visited his at the hospital. His dad was still in the ICU and his mom was going to have another surgery the next day. I remember walking in the door upset that his dad hadn't made any progress in his recovery and the doctors weren't sure if he was going to be paralyzed, ( he broke his neck) My dad sat on the couch in our little apartment holding Roo, while I filled him in on what we had learned at the  hospital. It happened so fast. 
The first time he said it I didn't actually hear him. He said it again, standing at my feet, pulling on my shirt. FOUR LITTLE WORDS. It was all it took to drop me to my knees.
                                                           
                                                  "Mommy, I love You.

My little guy was almost four years old when he spoke those words for the first time. Because of his ASD he has delayed speech. I never thought I would hear those words from him. I have no clue what made him say them at that given moment, but I needed it. 

I remember just dropping to my knees and holding on to my baby boy. I cried happy tears that day. I cried because he said something so real, and so meaningful. I cried because he shared and I cried because I had finally gotten an answer to my prayers.

Sometimes Parents of typical children take this moment for granted. Those of us with kids who have language issues, know this moment may never come for us, So when it does it means so much more.


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