Calm, quiet, just us
I hold you close and feed you
In my arms, you sleep
Eyes close, mouth agape
Relaxed, your arm slowly falls
Goodnight little girl
I place you in bed,
ever so gently. You stir,
but your thumb soothes you
The time I look forward to most each day is when I put Ella to bed. It’s the only time of the day that is free of distractions and noise. It’s the only time of the day that Ella will calmly eat. She is quickly losing interest in breastfeeding during the day, as I think she’s afraid she’ll miss out on the very exciting world around her. But at night, she nurses hungrily at first, then slowly drifts off to sleep.
Tate and I look in on her each night before we go to be ourselves. Seeing her lying on her side, soundly sleeping makes my heart lurch each and every time.
Just in case this is my last baby, I’m soaking her up.
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HRH
February 9, 2008 at 8:05 pm
So sweet…
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slouching mom
February 9, 2008 at 9:04 pm
this was beautiful!
as is ella’s sleeping face.
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Kiwi
February 9, 2008 at 9:51 pm
She is precious! It is hard at moments like that not to catch baby fever! The only thing that keeps me from another is, it would be another boy and I don’t think I can handle 5 of them! LOL! I KNOW my grocery bill can’t handle 5 of them! But man they are sure precious at that age.
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Becki
February 9, 2008 at 9:53 pm
I love it!! Sometimes I’m afraid knowing that as much as I’d LOVE another baby, there are no guarantees. Maggie could be our first and only, and I’m afraid to miss a minute!
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Laura McIntyre
February 10, 2008 at 5:56 am
How can you not just stop and stare at her, she is such a perfect looking child. SO beautiful and sweet looking
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Christina
February 10, 2008 at 4:42 pm
Gorgeous picture. I love it.
Mira will only fall asleep on my lap once or twice a week, but I love those sleepy, quiet moments.
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Devilish Southern Belle
February 12, 2008 at 11:00 pm
What a precious photo! I don’t blame you for soaking it all up….I find myself doing that with my teenagers (soaking up as much as possible about them, and spending as much time with them as they will let me) because I know how fast my time with them has already flown. I do wish I had known my last baby was my last!
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justmylife
February 21, 2008 at 12:19 pm
Precious!
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