More on Last Night

Mommy made a brief mention of a rough night last night.  I would like to expound a bit on something she wrote.  Rebekah REALLY wanted mommy to be helping her in the middle of last night.  She was hitting me and herself, and kicking me whenever I tried to come close to her.  She was screaming at the top of her lungs at the same time.  I finally lost it and broke down crying, begging her to let daddy help her.  When she saw me crying it was like a complete turn around.  She instantly stopped fussing and put her arms out to me.  When I came close she wrapped her arms around me and kissed me on the cheek.  

She then pointed to her changing table and signed “change” and asked me to carry her over there.  She unhooked her diaper and helped me put a new one on – then stopped me and started signing “owie” or “hurt.”  She pointed to the shelf above her where the diaper rash cream was and when I pulled it off the shelf she said “yah” and opened up the diaper I just put on her.  She then helped me walk her and her IV Pole back to her bed signed “night night” (tired) with me and laid right down and went to sleep.  

The whole while she was more calm, more mature than any four year old I have ever seen.  This little girl has such a beautiful mothering instinct in her.  All it takes is for her to see someone hurting and she instantly puts all of her own pains aside to help them.  She is SO beautiful.