...

[ailbhe]

Does one ever grow accustomed to looking into the eyes of one's baby and seeing a huge great grown-up GIRL? In all her beautiful self-made glory I never knew I would see so much a whole entire person - more entire than I have ever felt - looking out at me from a face I know considerably better than my own, because I've never spent as long looking at my face as I have at hers.

This evening at dinner, I saw the woman Linnea will be. Just for a minute, but there she was, just as the baby is still there, but hard to see all the time.

I am awed.

Comments

[mrscosmopilite.livejournal.com]

I do try not to take their hands, remind them to do their coats up etc when their friends are around.

you are no fun anymore!

[hypatia.livejournal.com]

you are no fun anymore

Sadly my deteriorating mental state means I forget at times. Especially when they remind me of my deteriorating mental state.

My eternal fear, as I keep telling #1, is that I will forget myself and wipe his face with a hanky at a critical moment. Regular supplies of coffee help my concentration in this respect 0:-)

[barakta]

Just as long as you haven't spat on said hanky first *cringe* which is what my mum always did. AND it was always sticky cos my mum makes everything sticky...