What Ani did last night

So, I get home and Ani is already in bed, though she's still awake. She's not fussing, but still awake. I go in to say goodnight and say my "nite-nite prayer" over her, ask her if she stayed awake to wait for me. She's on her left side, and I lean in over her right shoulder and tell her my nite-nite prayer and I love her. She's breathing slowly and evenly and easy, her eyes are craned to the right to point at me, and then I feel her hand come up and touch my chest. I take hold of it and put my finger in her palm. She squeezes my finger firmly. She's still not fussing, her breathing is still in its slow easy rythm. She still has her eyes on me, though we still don't know if she can see, or if she can how much she can see. I tell her that she's holding my hand and she loves me too. I tell her again that I love her and that she's safe now, and we're watching over her. I've seen her bring her hands up, but pretty much when she's fussing or grunting. Did she do it this time on purpose? I really want to think so because it was so completely situationally appropriate. I'm going to take it as an intentional action and hold it close to my heart. It is literally the closest thing she's done to saying "I love you daddy" since the accident. I pray it's a sign for the future.