A Cherished Moment and a Sad Story

First for the cherished moment. As most of you are aware, Adrie is the least snugly person I know with Conan coming in at a close second. As I put her to bed last night she wasn't quite ready so I picked her up with her sippy and blanky and rocked her as her piano music played. I'm always careful to not start any bad habits, but decided to cherish this time with Adrie as she is nearly 18 months and these moments will get to be less and less as she gets older. Well, I only rocked her for about 10-15 minutes until her body began to feel limp and her breathing slowed. As I put her down tears came to my eyes and I felt so super blessed to be her mommy. What a special moment. I then pulled her covers up and closed her door. As I went to sit on the couch next to Conan with drool on my shoulder and a smile on my face, I couldn't think of a better Mother's Day gift. I love my little girl. Now for the sad story. There is a gal I go to church with who has 3 children. Her oldest is adopted, the middle girl is her foster child and the youngest is her biological son. They have had their middle girl since she was born and now it is time for her to go live with her biological grandparents and siblings. This tears me up considering she is Adrie's age and this is the only family she's ever known. The biological family hasn't ever even seen a picture of this darling child and now they have 3 days to become familiar with her before she goes to live with them in Colorado. So sad. I gave her mom a hug today and we both cried. I've only known her a short while, but being a mom and it being mother's day and all, my heart went out to her and her family. Please pray for them as this week is going to be very difficult for their family.