Our sensitive boy

Tonight Scott took Benjamin and the dog for a walk while i put Owen to bed. We had some new books from the library so we decided to read them before bedtime. The second book we read was a book he knew from the song made from the book called 'Five Little Ducks'. The story is about a mother duck who eventually looses all five of her ducklings because they've wandered off. At the end of the book they all come back and all is happy. While we were reading and after the fourth little duck didn't come back, i noticed Owen's bottom lip was curled under and his eyes were watering. I skipped the fifth little duck and went straight to the happy ending since he quickly had tears streaming down his face....! I had to explain that all the ducks came back to their mommy and everyone was happy at the end. Then later, while he was almost asleep and i was laying there with him, he opened his eyes and said 'Mommy, you're my best friend'. That's when i had my turn crying! Thankfully it was dark in the room and i didn't have to upset him by him seeing that i was crying. What a sweetie.