My First Kiss
A couple months ago Allie started "kissing". When I say "kissing" I mean that she would open her mouth and press it against the person that she was "kissing". She kissed Jennifer first then Jennifer's mom and then my Mom but not me. I watched her for a couple weeks kiss Jennifer as soon as she got home from work and still nothing and then it happened. Allie and I were sitting on the couch after watching a Wiggles double feature and she just leaned over and kissed me. She pressed her little mouth against me and I just started to cry. It was like church in that I was so completely overwhelmed with emotion that I sat there for a minute and cried while holding my little girl and telling her how much I love her. Sometimes when my life gets busy and things are starting to get to me I think about that kiss and one tear will slip through and I remember why I run in this rat race. I'm just waiting to get home and get that next kiss.