her first sentence

Amaya made me cry this morning, she said her first real sentence.

The fact that she said a sentence isn't the reason I cried, it is what her first sentence was.

"Mama, Dada is gone."

I almost wrecked the car. Did she just say that!?! And trust me it was clear as day.

Almost immediately, well after I got over the shock of her saying a full sentence, my eyes started to tear up. I wonder if she realizes what she said. So many questions have run through my head since those four little words were spoken.

Why would she say that? Is it because she hasn't seen him in two days? Because he hasn't held her in two months? Did she overhear someone say that her Daddy was gone?

Mainly, I want to know if she truly does understand more than we think she does. Does she realize that Daddy isn't really at work like Mommy keeps saying he is?

I didn't want to drop her off at daycare this morning. I wanted to turn the car around, take her home and hold her all day long.