Ever since David fell and hurt his mouth, Isabelle has been in desperate need of attention. This makes sense from a 3 year old's point of view... if I hurt myself or at least pretend that I am critically wounded I will get loads of attention and snuggling... so we give it to her. I have explained how we shouldn't pretend to be hurt when we aren't really hurt and even told the "boy who cried wolf" story. She didn't really get the moral of the story. She just thought it was a good story I made up. So I decided that just telling her that she can ask me to spend time with her when she needs extra mommy time and I can do that.

Tonight I got home in time to read stories and put her to bed. I love these days when she wants me to sleep with her and snuggle and sing forever. So she scoots way over in her bed and says "here mommy, there's room for you," and I get to lay down close. Tonight I asked her if she knows how much I love her and she said "yes, to the moon and back."