"Crying"

L just turned two, and at night I still lie with him until he's asleep.  If one of the other kids needs me, though, I'll leave L alone in the bed while I go attend to the sibling.  Usually, L cries while I'm gone, and when I get back he tells me, "Crying.  Me crying."  

I reflect back to him: "You were sad I was gone.  You're telling me you were crying."

Some nights, however, he's too tired to bother with the actual crying part.  On those nights, he'll lie quietly while I'm gone, and when I get back, he'll still announce, "Crying.  Me crying."

I still say my part, too: "You were sad I was gone.  You're telling me you were crying."