Zoe and I were sitting together in her room tonight, as we often do in the evenings, when she suddenly stood up, said “Mom-mee,” and leaned in to give me a kiss on the cheek. It wasn’t the first time she said my name (of course), nor the first time she gave me a kiss. But it was the first time that she ever offered up a kiss on her own – without being asked for one. (“Can I have a kissie?” we usually say to her.) It was just so affectionate and sweet and out of the blue. And it just about broke my heart – in a good way.

-M

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