You Hold Me Now

Karly has some conditioning time during her gymnastics practice, so she does sit-ups, push-ups, and actually lifts some weights for a little while.  I have been dropping her off for practice and then returning to work for an extra hour since her gymnastics class is just a minute from where I work and I am not allowed to watch her practice unless they are having a "watch week".

I was just getting settled back at my computer and starting to do some research when I got a call that she had pinched her finger in the weights, was icing it, and really just wanted to go home.  I went back over to pick her up and I could tell she was really hurting.  She is a child who hates to cry in front of other people, so she holds it in until she feels like she is in a good place to let it out.  I could tell she was working really hard to hold it in.

So, I got her out to the van and buckled up to go home....closed the door of the van and then I got in the front seat and shut my door and the tears started flowing...flooding, really :(  I was giving her all the comforting words I could think of and then I just said, "Do you want me to hold you when we get home?"....she managed a "yes" and then she fell completely asleep for the rest of the ride.

After I realized she was asleep, I teared up a little bit....just thinking about what a privilege it is to have this little person who loves me, needs me and feels so much comfort with me that all her raw emotion can show and then she can rest.  I absolutely love that about being a mom!  Not that I want my kids to get hurt so that they will need me, but just that....in that moment....for some AWESOME reason....my arms are the answer, you know?  I'd put everything else on hold for that.

You Hold Me Now

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qx2-Inc8TkA