You nestle your little face in my shoulder as your body goes limp from slumber. I nuzzle my nose to your neck. My eyes gently close as I breath in the subtle smell of milk still lingering on your breath. My arms wrap tightly around you, feeling the rise and fall of your chest beneath my palm. I could sit here forever feeling our hearts beating so close to one another.
It may have been a sudden noise or a shift in the air, I will never know, but I am pulled back to reality just as quickly as I slipped away from it.
My eyes crack open to a salt and pepper haired man standing in front of us, a toothy grin across his face. His cheeks quickly blush and he glances away, embarrassed at being caught for openly staring at such an intimate moment. He quickly whisper, "It was just so sweet" and hurries on his way across the bustling food court to place his order.
How many times since you arrived, dear Kaylee, have I gotten completely and utterly lost in the love I have for you?
I LOVE this blog post. It is beautiful beyond words! Thanks for sharing such a precious moment with your daughter. Your posts make me so excited for my little one to get here!
ReplyDeleteI am so excited for you to experience motherhood with an "outside" baby. It will happen before you know it!
DeleteThose special moments never go away. Though the sweet baby smell eventually becomes a sweaty, dirty kid smell and the only time they'll hold still is when they've worn themselves completely out and eventually fall asleep in your arms... that breath for breath, heart to heart, head-over-heels in love feeling is still there.
ReplyDeleteI think motherhood is one of the most beautiful love stories!
DeleteWow...just got tears reading it. I am so glad you have little Kaylee to love unconditionally. I think about you both often, and I'm just so happy to read posts like this.
ReplyDeleteI think of you often too and feel like I miss you :/
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