Mommy Ever After » baby sick http://mommyeverafter.com Mommy Blog - Rebecca Fox Starr Sun, 09 May 2021 17:55:47 +0000 en hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.1.37 It was bound to happen… http://mommyeverafter.com/mommyhood/it-was-bound-to-happen/ http://mommyeverafter.com/mommyhood/it-was-bound-to-happen/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:14:21 +0000 http://mommyeverafter.wordpress.com/?p=1799 My poor little angel face. She was up during the night with a fever. Boooooooooo. Nothing makes a mama sadder than a sick little chick. But, I can’t say our day has been a total wash; We got to lie on the floor together, consumed in fits of giggles; We got to bundle up in Continue Reading

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]]> My poor little angel face.
She was up during the night with a fever.
Boooooooooo.
Nothing makes a mama sadder than a sick little chick.
But, I can’t say our day has been a total wash;
We got to lie on the floor together, consumed in fits of giggles;
We got to bundle up in fleece jackets and breathe in the fresh autumn air;
We got to play pretend with her giant stuffed monkey, tucking it into the crib for a nap and giving it “special kisses”;
We got to make a big ol’ pot of chicken soup together, for the very first time;
And we got to see my Mommom,
who asked if we needed anything
(I said yes, the baby could really use an apple and a banana)
and showed up at our doorstep with four overflowing grocery bags.
Oh, and did you catch that? I said it was my Mommom. My grandmother. The baby’s Great-Grandmother.
Yeah, I know.  She’s amazing.
So, as I stand here, comforting my under-the-weather baby,
I rock her on my hip as I feel her temperature with my cheek against hers,
and I sing “Mommy loves the baby, Daddy loves the baby, Everybody loves the little girl.”
(A song that my grandparents once sang to me),
and I use my two free fingers to stir the chicken soup,
and I realize
I have become a real, live Jewish Mother.
What can I say?
I’ve learned from the best.
 

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