He's Still Little

So I found some new adhesive that I love, but so far, I can only get it at Walmart. This is fairly inconvenient for me, because I *HATE* Walmart, but hey - I'll deal. It's cheap, it's good stuff, it's refillable..

I realized tonight that I was out, and it was going to be a long, boring and unproductive night at work without it, so off I went to Walmart. I also knew that Mike had had a long day at work, and I didn't wanna stick him with a crabby kid, so I packed Zion up and took him with me.

Now, we've all been there, driving down the road, lost in our own thoughts.. Zion was chattering to himself in the backseat, ocassionally bobbing his head to the music, and I was wandering around in Sara-land.

We got to Walmart and I unbuckled Zion and put my hand out to help him out of the car. He jumped out of the drivers' seat and I absently said, "Ok, hold mommy's hand." We started walking across the parking lot, hand in hand, when out of the clear blue sky, the child SAT DOWN in the middle of the street. Didn't say a word - just sat down.

I looked down at him and he was staring up at me with his big brown eyes, and just simply held his arms up - again, he didn't say anything. I thought, "Good lord, child, I don't have time for this," but I scooped him up anyway. I started to put him on my hip, but as I pulled him close to me, he reached up and put both arms around my neck and laid his head on my shoulder.

It was his moment to remind me that he's just a little guy, and he still wants to be held, and I should be taking advantage of it while it's here.. scrapbooking, adhesives, Walmart - it doesn't matter. What matters is making sure that every single moment that I have him counts, and there is absolutely nothing more precious than when he reminds me of that.