I might have mentioned in a previous entry, but there was a period of a couple of days in which Reilly sang a sad song [as she described it] to herself, a song which made her breakdown in tears. I recall feeling amazed at the depth of emotion that she was capable of, and also a little bit unnerved.
I am just remembering now how Reilly—as a baby—would cry whenever we sang the song “Twinkle, Twinkle” to her, so much so that we stopped singing it altogether.
The other night, Shawn was singing to Reilly “You are my sunshine” while snuggling her into bed. Shawn’s two-verse version goes something like this, with Reilly’s reactions in [brackets].
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine
You make me happy when skies are grey
You’ll never know dear how much I love you
Please don’t take my sunshine away. [Reilly begins crying.]
The other night dear, as I lay sleeping
I dreamt I held you in my arms
When I awoke then, I was mistaken
So I held my head and I cried. [Reilly sobbing and holding her head.]
Shawn used to sob like that when she watched Little House on the Prarie. There was always a point where it got really sad. That was when Shawn would (very dramatically) fall on the bed in tears
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