I thought after having four kids I would have things related to birth and recovery and babies down to a science. And there are many things I remember well - how painful nursing is for the first few weeks and the zombie like exhaustion for a couple months (although Steve and I didn't really remember how BAD it is!). The joy of introducing a new baby to his siblings and watching their relationships develop with the new little one. The smell of a newborn's sweet, sweet breath. All of those wonderful things...
But there are a few things I did forget...
How I want nothing more in this world than to hold my baby. How my arms ache for him to be in them and how complete I feel when he is. How looking at him when he is sleeping makes me feel like I am absolutely in heaven. How his smiles make my heart leap out of my chest.
How I marvel at every little feature - and I just want to curl up with him and rock and hold him and kiss him and smell him every minute of every day.
I forgot how madly, madly in love I fall with my babies.
3 comments:
gorgeous pictures! you are making me even more excited (and start to remember) about our upcoming little one. thanks
Wonderful post of the epitome of Motherhood. I am so glad I got to hold him at age 6 days.
So when can we expect #5?
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