Very Much

When it is time for Anju's afternoon nap, I grab her blankie and wrap her up in it, and I carry her upstairs. On the way, she usually says something like, "When Andu wake up, Nona Sobay be home." Probably, because that's how I convinced her to nap--she would be so anxious for them to be home starting about noon (and they don't get home until 4:30) that when she would fight her nap, I would remind her that the napping would make Solveig and Jonah come home quicker.

So, yesterday is Saturday. I carry her upstairs for nap time, and she says, "When Andu wake up.......". I can tell she's thinking. Solveig and Jonah are downstairs, not at school. ".....Andu's Daddy will be home," she says. Yes, he's in his office. Good save!

I tuck her in and say, "Yes, Daddy will be home. Daddy loves you very much, doesn't he?" And she replies, "Jesus loves me, too!" "Yes, he does," I tell her and start to leave the room. "Very much," says Anju. "Yes, very much," I tell her.