So I did.
"Big, fluffy, juicy," I started saying as I hugged her.
"Don't forget infinity!," she said, sitting up.
"Big, fluffy, juicy, infinity!," I said, 3 times in a row, while squeezing her. "Infinity, infinity, infinity. I love you infinity."
"I love you too, Mommy," she said, comfy and cozy in her bed.
This went on for a few weeks.
One night, as we were doing her hug, L, sat up and said, "Can we add squishy? I want a squishy hug!"
Sure. Why not?
"Big, fluffy, squishy, juicy, infinity," I said 3 times in a row while squeezing her. "Infinity, infinity, infinity. I love you infinity."
"I love you too, Mommy," she said, sounding tired yet happy.
One night, a few weeks later, it was pouring. After we finished our book, I started to tuck her in.
"Can we do our special hug?," she asked.
"Of course," I replied. "Don't we always do our special hug?"
"Yes, but this time, let's make it a rainy one!," she exclaimed.
"Rainy?," I asked.
"Yes, rainy. It means 'I love you so, so, so, much.'," she replied.
"Ok," I said, agreeably. "Big, fluffy, squishy, juicy, rainy, infinity," I said, squeezing her. "Infinity, infinity, infinity. I love you infinity."
"Don't forget rainy! I love you rainy, infinity Mommy," she said, tucking in.
"I love you rainy infinity, L," I replied, feeling all warm and lovely.
A few months later, as I was getting ready to do our hug, L said, "It's been a long time since we added a new word! Let's add fat to our hug."
"Fat?," I asked.
"Yes, it means you love me super big," she replied.
"Ok. Big, fat, fluffy, squishy, juicy, rainy, infinity," I said, 3 times, squeezing her. "Infinity, infinity, infinity. I love you rainy infinity."
"I love you rainy infinity too, Mommy," she said with a smile.
This has been our special hug for a while now. I love that we share this and that a string of random words means "I love you" in such a special way.
We were out to dinner tonight, and L was quite tired. She laid her head on the table and started talking to herself. I caught a couple of snippets and when she finished, I leaned in to her and asked, "Did you just do our special hug?"
"I did, Mommy. I hugged myself and did our hug," she replied with a smile. "I love you rainy infinity."
My heart swelled, I gave her a huge hug and said, "I love you rainy infinity too."
"Rainy?," I asked.
"Yes, rainy. It means 'I love you so, so, so, much.'," she replied.
"Ok," I said, agreeably. "Big, fluffy, squishy, juicy, rainy, infinity," I said, squeezing her. "Infinity, infinity, infinity. I love you infinity."
"Don't forget rainy! I love you rainy, infinity Mommy," she said, tucking in.
"I love you rainy infinity, L," I replied, feeling all warm and lovely.
A few months later, as I was getting ready to do our hug, L said, "It's been a long time since we added a new word! Let's add fat to our hug."
"Fat?," I asked.
"Yes, it means you love me super big," she replied.
"Ok. Big, fat, fluffy, squishy, juicy, rainy, infinity," I said, 3 times, squeezing her. "Infinity, infinity, infinity. I love you rainy infinity."
"I love you rainy infinity too, Mommy," she said with a smile.
This has been our special hug for a while now. I love that we share this and that a string of random words means "I love you" in such a special way.
We were out to dinner tonight, and L was quite tired. She laid her head on the table and started talking to herself. I caught a couple of snippets and when she finished, I leaned in to her and asked, "Did you just do our special hug?"
"I did, Mommy. I hugged myself and did our hug," she replied with a smile. "I love you rainy infinity."
My heart swelled, I gave her a huge hug and said, "I love you rainy infinity too."
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