Although he is very much a boy with his dinosaurs, godzillas, and constant wrestling matches with his brother, he's occasionally shown me a more "feminine side" that surprises me everytime.
For example, he notices each time that I paint my nails in a different shade and will often comment and muse over the color. On the contrary, I sometimes wonder if my husband is only able to see shades of gray.
And just the other night, I received a reward in the mail (after being recognized at work). I had ordered a Michael Kors Paved Heart necklace with my rewards point. I wore it all last night...... and Hubby barely blinked.
But Diego....... Now you know he noticed! As I pulled him out of his car seat this morning I noticed him eyeballing the shiny heart. And he said, "Mama, you're wearing a small heart" and he clutched it in his hands and smiled. Not only did he notice that I had a new piece of jewelry, but he also made the comparison to my other favorite piece of jewelry that I wear all the time......
....... my "Big" paved heart necklace.
Time will probably pass and one day he'll fall down the testosterone-filled rabbit hole and come out the other side running like Colin Kaepernick and color-blind like his father. But it felt good at that moment, for my subtle jewelry statement to be noticed by my little man.
-Shirley (Mama Ruff)
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