09.11.2007 at 3:28 pm
my baby
this past friday night, shea and vic came over and we talked out on the deck until 9:30 or so. janie still had not been in the bathtub yet, so as soon as they left, i had to bathe her. she thinks she can bathe herself, but... she can't. she does a good job trying, and there's a lot to be said for that. but it never fails that when i finally get her out of the tub, i am just as wet as she is. maybe i shouldn't let her splash so much....
but what fun would that be?
after her bath (and my splash-shower) we went to her room to put on her jamas (what she calls her pajamas). before i could get her close to dry, she was ready to play. and tonight, i gave in. i didn't care that it was almost 10 o'clock. usually, i don't feel like playing after her bath. i'm tired. i'm thinking about all the things i have to do before i get to go to bed. but tonight... screw it.
we played and played and played... i haven't tickled that kid so much at one time in my life! i was worried that she couldn't breath a few times, but she always caught her breath and wanted me to do it again... her laugh is nothing less than infectious...i was fascinated by her giggle and the way she would scrunch up her nose and raise her shoulders to hide her neck when she was laughing... i can't get enough of it... and i realized why i was so fascinated by it.... with her hair all wet and curly, and still half-naked (because i don't think that any 3 year old thinks clothes are fun, actually) and partially wrapped in her towel, she looked like my baby.
my baby...
the one i have missed so much... the one that i thought i would never get to hold again.... because she was growing up too-too fast, and there was nothing that i could do about it.
until friday night.
now i know i still have my baby.
and that is one of the best feelings in the world.
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xoxo
tell me i'm beautiful...
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