Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Bedtime
My girl is asleep, it's time for bed, but I just can't manage to go put her down. I am typing with one hand and the other is cradling her and my head is resting on her head, smelling that indescribable, unbottlable baby smell. I don't think I ever knew I could love someone this much. It makes my heart ache! This is just one of those moments I want to remember because already it is slipping away. She has already said goodbye to her newborn days, and i can hardly remember what it was like when she was so very little. But then, the new stuff is so cool. Her sqwaks and babblings are too precious. Grown men say "awww." Anyway... time for sleep and good dreams. Oh, by the way, dreamt she learned how to give me a kiss!
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4 comments:
What a wonderful experience for you both.
Denise
I'm so very glad you've joined the motherhood clan. Lucy's one lucky girl!
It sounds cliche, but I mean this in a purely theological sense - babies are glimpses of heaven. There we'll get all the sweetness, without the bitterness of knowing it's slipping through our fingers every moment.
Jamie
Jenn, you write so beautifully it seems wrong to comment! Sort of like clapping between orchestral movements!
I guess Jamie and I are big clappers.
That IS funny to think about: clapping between orchestral movements. I feel the same way about saying "Amen" while someone else is praying. Instead I just say "hmmmm"
Denise
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