I had such a big love moment for Owen today and I don't think I can transmit what exactly touched me very adequately so that anyone else can really get it, but I want to record it for myself anyway :) Owen brought his board book 'HUG' over to me today and put it in my hands. He looked at me with the oddest expression and started saying something unintelligible, to the tune of 'Bomo. Momo. Mobo. Bomo,' and so on. No idea. Then his face lit up and he said, 'Mama! Mama! Mama!'

My little man understands his book! And he was sharing the punch line of the story with me, acted with emotion! He has a tender heart in there, and to be able to communicate ideas with me, especially emotional ones, felt like such a huge thing.

So at this point I should explain the plot of the book. It goes like this...lonely baby monkey wanders through jungle and observes various mom/baby pairs of other spieces hugging. Baby monkey says, 'hug' on each sighting, becoming increasingly discontented that he has no one to hug. Finally, as the tension becomes unbearable, mommy monkey appears and shouts, 'BOBO!' To which Bobo replies, 'MOMMY!' Great relief and continued hugging abound. Without a doubt, Owen was reciting the scene of Bobo and Mommy's reunion, and he did a great job. Of course, much hugging abounded in our house, too.