Aaron woke up a little earlier than usual this morning. I heard him come slowly to my bedroom and knock on the door. He knocked because the door was locked……….otherwise he would have bolted right in……….which is why I had the door locked. Anyway, he immediately wanted to show me something about his lip. His lips are chapped and during the night his lower lip cracked and bled some. Aaron twisted his mouth sideways as he attempted to show me his damaged lip, and then he silently pointed to the dried blood on his lower lip and on the side of his mouth.
Satisfied that I was appropriately impressed, he said, “Mom! There’s blood on my pillow!” And with that, he strode with purpose back to his room and returned carrying his large body pillow that he loves. Sure enough, there was a big spot of blood on the…
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