"Uh, Mom?"

Torin loves Veggie Tales. The most recent is called "A Meaningful Life" and is loosely based on It's a Wonderful Life. As in all Veggie Tales, there is a silly song part of the way through the story.

In A Meaningful Life, the silly song is called "Bedtime Songs with Junior." Junior Asparagus' mom is tucking him into bed and sings him a song that starts out, "Good night, good night. The lights are out, good night..."

She finishes singing, turns off his light and leaves the room. As soon as she does, Junior says, "Uh, Mom?" And she comes back in and he asks for his bear and sings a song about how much he loves his bear and must have it.

After she gives him the bear, she sings another verse of the good night song to him and then leaves the room again. Again, he says, "Uh, Mom?" She comes in again and he asks for his cat and then all his other animals, all while jumping on the bed.

The past couple of nights after we've put Torin to bed, he lays down and says, "good night, good night." And as soon as we walk out of his room, we hear, "Uh, mom?" He says it a bunch of times and he's trying to mimic Junior Asparagus because his voice goes from low to high. It's so cute and hilarious. I can't even explain how sweet it sounds.

I actually went back into his room so I could leave again, hoping he would do it again. And he did. What a funny and amazing child. As hard as this is and as frustrating as it can be, I can't imagine life without him and I truly cherish these moments.