Thursday, December 1, 2011

Musings of a mother woken in the wee hours...

I wrote this in the days following her first immunizations when she was fussier than normal:

It is times like these that I must remind myself of all the things I love about my dear baby. When she wakes me from my needed night's rest to spit up all over me then nurse for 5 minutes at a time and stay awake for hours when I know she's really just as tired as I am. So she lays swaddled and drowsy and I'm hoping she will nod off again soon. Until then, I must remind myself of all the reasons I'm in love with her. So here goes...

I love when Amelia...

  1. ...smiles in the morning and reminds me of all the newness and possibilities of a day not yet begun.
  2. ...smiles in her sleep. It makes me wonder what she dreams of and I pray those dreams come true since they make her so happy.
  3. ...smiles while nursing. She is so happy to be full of milk and snuggled close. 
  4. ...smiles anytime. I basically live for that gummy grin.
  5. ...looks up at me with this coy/shy smirk. I predict this will one day be the look I get when she's begging to stay out past curfew. 
  6. ...pouts. I know I should be sad when she is sad but who can help but smile at her adorable pout?!
  7. ...is fussy and nursing is the only thing that soothes her, her eyes roll back and relief washes over her face. 
  8. ...is all tuckered out from a cranky fit  and falls asleep on my chest.
  9. ...squeals with delight. It may get old on a road trip someday.
  10. ...giggles. Its a rare occurance but what a glorious sound to behold!
So in summary I have two words: Worth It. 

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