I was tidying and rearranging today and I came across this old Amish style doll that I'd made when Miss 19 was only 18 months old. As I held her I remembered my early mothering days........ how bone tired I was.......what an adventure every day had become....
Star Baby brought back memories of sleep deprived nights, warm snuggly babes at midnight and overflowing nappy buckets.
I heard the sound of giggling children, toddler feet stomping up the hallway and tired fractious crawlers whining at my feet.
She reminded me of sweet milky baby chins, sticky fingers, creative frustration and chubby hands holding stalkless flowers.
She also brought me tears, knowing that soon I'll have a lot of those moments again - maybe not as often and definitely not as emotionally intense but softer and oh so poignantly filled with memories of another time - a younger time.
Thankyou, Star Baby.
Eagerly awaiting something very similar XXXX
ReplyDeleteAnd the smell, that sweet baby smell, I just adore that smell. Hope all goes well for the new arrival. How fulfilling grandmotherhood is.
ReplyDeleteWhat lovely words! And creative frustration resounds with me...... I'm just starting to snatch bits of time to sit at the sewing maching and I love it!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to hear you've become a grandmother!