A little while ago, I was in the kitchen washing dishes and Baby I was playing in her bouncer nearby. She started to fuss and I talked to her, letting her know I was there and almost done and to just be patient. I was nearly done with the dishes, wanted to finish them up, didn't want to leave them until later, I was on a roll so I should just finish, etc etc. You know the things we tell ourselves.
And then it occurred to me--if, in the near future, a surgeon comes out and begins his update with the words "I'm sorry..." I will not regret leaving my dishes dirty.
I pick up Baby I and she puts her arms with their delicious little dimpled elbows around my neck and hugs me close. She presses her soft little cheek against mine and sighs as her body relaxes. She smiles and closes her eyes and her entire being is completely devoted to simply enjoying a mommy-cuddle. Those dishes are still sitting there, waiting. But I will never regret leaving them there.
I love this! You're so right, those dishes don't matter. I'm praying for you and keeping you in my thoughts.
ReplyDeleteThank you for the thoughts and prayers :) I am continually amazed at the outpouring of love and support from people who don't know us beyond a few words on a blog--it warms my heart to know how many are cheering my little girl on!
DeleteYou are SO ABSOLUTELY RIGHT! I am praying so hard for little Baby I. I love you all so much, and I think of you multiple times a day!
ReplyDelete{{hugs}} Hug H close next time she is driving you crazy :) Sometimes I look at my boys and how big they are and independent and I can't help but miss (just a little) the days when they would cry and cry just to get me to pick them up. It was often frustrating and exhausting when they were little but it really does disappear so quickly! It doesn't seem like it in the middle of it happening, but time really just does slip away--its much easier to remember with Baby I and I often find myself smiling at her fury and wanting to cuddle her close instead of feeling like I might lose it if she cries just one more minute :p
DeleteAwww...isn't that the truth. Keep loving on that sweet baby!
ReplyDeleteShe has a lot of loving to give :) She is getting to be Miss Independent the last few days, though, and wants to be left alone to play on her mat or in her chair--which I am glad for because it means she is feeling better! Upping the dosage on one med and adding another is finally "working" and she is a little more like herself :)
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