6.07.2009

Core

Something strange has happened. I woke up today and my newborn was suddenly three months old. Tucker seems to communicate with us more now; when we speak to him he smiles and bicycles his legs and Jazzercizes his arms. And he spits out new sounds almost as often as he spits out milk. His fists don’t maintain their signature balled up position all the time, his hands grasp and shake toys, as his eyes, big as lollipops, track their movement. A pair of notches settle between his brows as he examines his hands, our faces, the world. He is learning, studying the core courses he's outlined as his own little three month old curriculum, taking everything in. He's growing, in more ways than one.

And my little girl is growing, too. On my lap she likes her legs pulled up, toes tucked in. The soles of her feet are as smooth and as soft as the paws of a kitten. She buries me beneath a heaviness I enjoy, the weight of my child against my chest. I love you, Celia. I think these words over and over, willing them to the core of her being. She knows. I know she knows. And although she can't echo the words, can't give us hugs and kisses any more, she loves us back. Her daddy's good looks aren't the only thing reflected in her precious face. Our affection is reflected there, too. She loves us. And I feel it in my core.

JEB

4 comments:

esmoore_4 said...

oh sweet Jenn, I'd have to say that you are one very special Mom and that your children love you deeper then words could ever express.

Beth Ann said...

As parents we soon discover love is so much more than the simple words. It's the reason we get up each day and do all of the things we do for our children. Love keeps us focused and keeps us going even on the worst of days. Celia and Tucker know that from the tops of their darling red heads to their soft, sweet toes that they are truly and unconditionally loved. I promise that.

3 Bay B Chicks said...

Such an extraordinary post from a very extraordinary Mom.

ElastaMom sent me your direction today to Batten's Disease. I am very glad she did. The story of your family's journey is humbling.

-Francesca

Anonymous said...

She does, she does. She knows it, she feels it and she sends it right back to you. That's why you're able to breathe. :)