Sweet Gracie

I figured I write this while this is fresh in my memory, and while I actually have a rare, free moment. Yesterday morning, Jon and Gracie were eating breakfast together. I came and sat down with them a few minutes later. I grabbed a bowl and some cereal for myself, getting ready to enjoy my not so gourmet meal. As I was getting ready to sit down at the table, Gracie slid off of her booster seat and started walking away. It is a continuous battle trying to get that girl to finish a meal in one sitting. So Jon and I both were getting a little frustrated with her. "Gracie come back and finish your breakfast please." "You can't leave the table until you have three more bites." So after her telling us her usual NO to our requests, Jon asked her what she was doing. She replied, "just getting mommy as spoon." When she said this I looked down at the table thinking I already had my spoon, but soon realized I had forgotten it. She had just happened to notice that mommy didn't have a spoon for her cereal, so, without my asking, she took the liberty to get me one! How bad did I feel that I got mad at her for leaving the table?! I know to anyone else this doesn't seem like such a momentous moment, but for a mother, nothing could be more rewarding. The fact that she had noticed this, without my asking, I think, is pretty amazing. I mean really, what two year old puts that together in their mind. Oh mommy needs a spoon, I could help her out by getting her one. I thought it was pretty dang cute.