My SweetPea

Lil D. Sweetie, Lil Man.....Sweet Pea. My Dakota. He is such a gentle, loving, caring little boy. With everything that he has gone through in his short 6 years (4 of them prior to having a true family & being bounced from house to house), it really amazes me how loving he is. He genuinely cares about people. Here are some examples:

He tells me I am cute or beautiful at least 3 times a day.
He gives random hugs & kisses constantly throughout every day.
He tells me how much he loves me all of the time.
He tells me "Mom, you know what I like about you?" with a variety of answers almost every day.
He wants to be in the room with you even if he is just sitting playing quietly.

Then there was today.

My little guy showed how very much he cares about my feelings.

He and I were chatting about something & it turned into a conversation about the cat that Brian and I had for 12 years. He was very curious about Sparky & how he died. So, I told him the story about coming home from work and finding Sparky in pain & whining. I went on to tell him that it was better for Sparky if the Dr. gave him a shot to make him sleep and not be in anymore pain. I started to tell him how I was holding Sparky & giving him kisses & hugs & Daddy and I cried & then I started to actually get choked up & tears started to flow. My little SweetPea's lips started to quiver & I noticed his eyes tearing up. He said "Mommy, are you going to cry?" I replied "Yes, sometimes it makes me sad to talk about it because Mommy & Daddy really loved Sparky". He hugged me real tight & started to whimper a little bit. I said "oh, honey...are you crying? You never even met Sparky". He replied "But Mommy...when you cry, it makes me sad & I cry too".

He really is a SweetPea. My gentle Little Man....I hope he keeps that gentle caring spirit as he grows up. :0)

Our old cat, Sparky