Mommy, I Want To Talk

Dear Natalia,

Today while I was nursing Elijah, you got the computer chair, moved it (with the little body of yours) and situated it right in front of me on the couch. Then you bounced up onto the chair, sat down quite resolutely and said, "Mom, I want to talk."

Then you just went on talking. You talked about mom, dad, baby, Gabe, friends, books, teachers, the wall, your chair, the colors of your shirt... you just kept going and going. I just sat there looking at you and thought, "You are 2 going on 20". It was adorable to see your mind moving so fast like that.

Girls just want to talk. While I was listening to you I thought, "Isn't this what we all want and need? We just need to process and talk through things. Most of the time we can figure things out, we have all the answers inside of us, we just need a good listening ear so we can throw it up out of our brains."

Then when you were done, you hopped off, moved the chair back and came back to me. You looked at me and said, "Mom, I love you. Thanks for talking to me." And then you bounded off and did something else.

I hope you know that I always want to talk! Even when I don't do any talking, and you do all the talking, I want to always be a resource for you as you grow.

I love you so much,

Your Mom