The Magnificent Seven, The Son Edition.

mommyeverafter — Sat, 24 May 2014 16:42:37 +0000

Looking back, I found the note I wrote to my daughter when she turned seven months, a love letter detailing milestones in her life and expressing my profound love. Today is my son’s seventh month birthday, and so, for him I shall do the same.

Dearest baby,
My sweetness; My light.
Today you are seven months old.
A magnificent seven.
When I was seven days pregnant with you, you were just a wish.
When I was seven weeks pregnant with you I saw your picture for the very first time; the ultrasound tech described you as a little cheerio. They also saw your heartbeat, a perfect rhythm. I knew you were OK.
When I was seven months pregnant with you we danced at Twin and Go-Go’s wedding in Boston. We walked down the aisle together, we held her flower bouquet as they said their vows, we made a speech at the reception, and you were right there with me, never quieting, just kicking along. You were lying transverse, right across my belly. I loved feeling the parts of your body and I could identify each one.
When you were seven minutes old, the nurses said “He has long fingernails!” and I had just found out that you were 7 lbs 12 oz, the exact same birth weight as your sister. I also found out that you were born at 4:11, which is my birthday. When you were 7 minutes old, as they were working to sew up my body and make me whole again, your daddy brought you over to me, and I swear, you smiled. We sang to you in the OR, “Mommy loves the baby, daddy loves the baby, everybody loves the little boy.”
When you were seven weeks old we were going through a bit of a bump, but we still found so much joy in you; in your sweetness, in your strawberry hair, in the coziness of the holidays around us. We marveled in how you would sleep seven hour stretches overnight and we loved feeling like a real family of four.
And now, my dear, you are 7 months. We love you more with each breath. You have grown into a magical little boy. You radiate goodness,
how you bat at my skin with your big mitts, and kiss my mouth with big, slobbery smooches when I hold you close; how you smile every time I kiss your face; how you reach out for me when I’m not with you, calling for “Mama” and grabbing me, with such love. You are the sweetest thing I have ever known.
You are magnificent.
Love,
Mommy

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Wordless Wednesday: The SLEEP Edition

mommyeverafter — Wed, 02 Mar 2011 22:12:54 +0000

As in, my precious, sweet, lovely, happy baby girl is a fabulous sleeper,
as long as she is cuddled up next to me, resting her head on my shoulder and holding my hand in hers.
Yeah, remember that whole sleep issue?
No?
‘Cause you can totally read about it here
and here
and here
and also right here
and totally here
and yes, here
and here
and here
and about thirty other places on here, that I am, currently, too tired to search for.
That is what happens when your baby likes to sleep, nestled against your shoulder,
holding your hand in hers.
And boy, do I have quite the story for you. But, alas, it’s Wordless Wednesday,
so you’re just going to have to hang tight and catch up on all of our tales
and tears
and sleepless nights
and slumber parties
of days gone by.
Enjoy.
I sure have.
Oh, and by enjoy,
I mean
zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz

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The Magnificent Seven, The Son Edition.

Wordless Wednesday: The SLEEP Edition