My step-brother, Davenport, and his lovely wife, Renee welcomed their first child Grayson West on August 20. I have been in need of smelling that newborn’s head. There’s just something about newborns, the smell of their heads and their squishiness that makes it all right. Not that having babies is everyone’s destiny, but for those who want them, I feel such overwhelming happiness for them.
Lorna and I flew out to see them the weekend of October 15 and when I first saw that baby and their joy, it was hard to hold back the tears. He is such a good baby and they are such amazing parents. Happy happy joy joy.
I so wanted to come and be a help - did some shopping and cooking - but quickly realized that the nursing mom is really the only one who can take care. How quickly we moms fall out of practice of the newborn stage. Those blurry days when there are just 6 actions required but they are done 16 times per day. My own memories are of happy disorientation, when my world went from traveling the world to obsessing over this one being’s sleeping and eating. … and then trying to eat and sleep myself. The maximum zoom out to the maximum zoom in.
Alone time with Lorna is always such a treat. We snuggled together and made up stories. I spoiled her a lot and, as she is just learning her letters, got to practice sounding out words. She loves to travel and have adventures – we did go to the ocean in Jupiter with Davenport to put our toes in the Atlantic and build a sand castle. She is getting so grown up and just loved seeing the new baby and spending time with silly Davenport and lovely Renee.
I can’t believe that I didn’t get any pictures! Thought about it as we were just about back on the highway.
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