But if you try sometimes you might find you get what you need...

Today Susannah woke up early from her nap. She was pretty cranky and nothing seemed to make her happy. Eventually I just picked her up and held her tight and rocked her right where I was standing. We kept this up for probably 15 minutes until I had a coughing fit (I've still got this cold) and she was ready to get down and go back to her toys. As we were standing there, her little arms wrapped tight around me, her pointy little chin on my shoulder, her little heart beating against mine, I just thought about how lucky I am to have this, to have them. Two amazing children to give me love. An awesome reminder that I do have a lot of love in my life, and I should slow down and appreciate it more. They make me so happy. Sometimes I feel like my heart might just explode because I love them so much. How could I ever really be lonely when two little people depend on me and love me as much as they do? I'm very lucky.