A lovely day, a lovely week, a lovely child

It has been a great few days. Cody has been just wonderful -- his most charming and fun self, despite having a bit of a cold and feeling punky. Today, we went to get another haircut. Somehow, overnight, his hair went crazy and it just needed to be tamed. Anyway, he was looking forward to it all day, and when we arrived, ran through the door and said to the stylist, "Miss Amina! I MISSED you!" She looked like she was about to cry from the sweetness. He then described everything that was about to happen, from the color of the hair dryer "in its bunk bed" to "Cody choose a lollipop?" down to every last detail -- though we haven't talked about it in weeks and weeks. His memory is ridiculous. Anyway, they had a great time, and afterwards he kissed her and hugged her and didn't want to leave. She took me aside (out of earshot from her boss) and said, "You know, this job is not always the greatest. But having him here today makes me just love what I do." Then it was my turn to hold back tears. It's so silly, I know, but it was one of those things that undoubtedly goes into the "This Is What Makes It All Worth It/This Is What They Mean By Rewarding" category. Yes, yes, I'm a sap. But come on. How cute is this?