Today is Monday, April 21st and mommy has to meet a client out by Uncle Joe & Auntie Tina's(our favorite aunt), neck of the woods. They have done such a huge favor by watching you as you are only 12 weeks old and all that comes with it. But when you talk to your Aunt, it's as if we have done a huge favor for her by letting you have special alone time with her and all your cousins who love you so much.
I can't even express how amazing it is to see you loved so much by this side of the family. I don't even step in their way if they want to hold you, feed you, change you, talk to you or express any sort of love. I sit in the corner talking to everyone, but watching as if I'm looking from the outside of the window as your auntie dotes on you with all sorts of different expressions of love. And I'm touched when I see your Uncle Joe, bend over and kiss you softly on your forehead as you are held by your aunt and Alyssa is begging to hold you longer. And then Zander offers to feed you and I'm touched that a 10 year old boy full of life and lots of energy would stop to have a special moment with you. Then there's Daisy, your oldest cousin who comes in from a busy day of school and wherever her dad picked her up from, stops to give you so much of her precious time. She talks to you and tells you the silliest joke ever...something about two snowmen and carrots on their nose and smelling something. I laugh because your cousin talks to you like she's talking to her girlfriend that's her age as we explain that babies need to hear Disneyland sounding voices to make them feel all warm and cozy. But the cutest thing out of that conversation you two have is that you are mesmerized by her. You just gaze at her with those adoring eyes as she showers you with compliments that mother's lock up in her heart. I wish I could write about the two hours they spent with you while I was gone.
My favorite part was when your cousin Alyssa wanted to feed you, hold you and not give you up to her mommy to help ease the gas from your belly. She lifted you up almost giving you up to her and then she quickly recoiled and brought you close to her chest as she bent her face down close to your face and said she just didn't want to let you go. She finally did give you to your Auntie and then your little burst of fussiness was quickly changed to a calm lulling and heavy eyes as she prepared you for the long ride home.
Blissful tastes of heaven is what I call being a mother. I thought I was in heaven when I had your cousins over and so heavy was my heart each time they left me in my quiet house. They were the joy and noise that filled my house with laughter. And now I have you to hear your giggles and noise fill up my house. I am blessed to be both Auntie and mommy.
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