Love You Forever

When I was pregnant with Luke I remember buying the book "Love You Forever" and attempting to read it to Scott in our kitchen. I was crying and even his eyes were wet that day when we finished it.

This morning Luke needed one more book to complete his reading log, and he picked "Love You Forever", which we hadn't read in eons. I got two pages in and literally started bawling. This fantastic book is about a mom who loves her growing child at all his ages, in the night singing to him, even in his terrible twos and horrifying teen years:

I'll love you forever,

I'll like you for always,

As long as I'm living

my baby you'll be.

Eventually the boy grows up and moves out, and when the mom is old and sick the boy comes home to her, holds her in his arms and gently says:

I'll love you forever,

I'll like you for always,

As long as I'm living

my mommy you'll be.

Then, as if this scene in the book isn't sweet enough, the man goes home to his family and newborn baby to repeat this loving refrain one more time.

Hopefully by now you see why I was bawling my eyes out. And Luke was so patient as I read on through my tears, stopping only to explain to him that I just loved this story so much that I was crying with happiness- I told Luke this is how I feel about him.

Later that day we were driving in the car past the school where I used to work. Without any other comment, Luke said, "You work at my school now, right mommy? And I work there too?" Since I have been volunteering twice a week at his school, I said, "Yes baby. We're both working hard at your school." And after a second he said, "Love You Forever Mommy."

I almost had to pull over.