There are those little moments in life you try to capture as they happen because you know you want to remember them forever. You may not have a camera ready for that perfect picture but you may find yourself staring intently trying to ingrain the moment into your mind forever. Most of the time this is not possible, or course, as most of the time I try to ingrain something into my brain (get butter at the grocery store, get the butter at the grocery store, get butter at the grocery store!!) I end up falling short. (Damn It!! I forgot the butter!)
So here are a few moments of motherhood I hope I remember into my ripe old age.
1. most importantly I hope my mind never goes so far that I forget the look on Harrison's face right after he was born. I always want to remember those black eyes staring at me so confused when they laid him on my stomach. His furrowed little brow and that look that said, "what the heck just happened?"
2. The rubbery feel of his skin after he was born.
3. looking at Derek holding him for the first time. (don't tell him I told you this but I saw him wipe a tear away from his eye)
4. I hope to remember the joy Harrison has when we lay him down in his crib for bedtime. When he sees the blanket being laid on him he reaches up and grabs it, pulls in up to his chin, and turns onto his side to get all snuggled in. It is so comforting. To me home is where you go to relax and feel safe. When I see him snuggle into his blanket I know that Derek and I provide a safe and loving home. It doesn't get any better as a parent than that.
5. I'll share one more. Harrison is quite the crawler now. He likes to play with the vents. He cut his finger one day so we keep him away from them now. Well, we try to keep him away. Today he was crawling towards the vent and I called out "Harrison!" he stopped, turned, and looked at me. I started to get up to grab him and he saw me coming. He took off crawling the fastest I have ever seen him go! He was trying to get to the vent before I could get to him! I grabbed him just before he could get there. What a stinker! Damn!
He is just like his father.
And his mother.
Shoot.
we. are. so. screwed.
And of course we'd like to remember all the good stuff and none of the bad so here are some of my favorite laughing pics of Harrison...
Hope you enjoy.
Anyone that wants to leave a comment about the moments in life they hope to remember forever, please do. I would greatly enjoy reading them.
Love,
Mama Panda
2 comments:
I'll never forget the time he convinced to buy him beer @ the liquor store. I was all like: "I dunno if your moms wants me gettin' you beer." And he was all like: "Shit son, she practically nursed me on Natty Ice." So I bought him a case. Sorry about that. I knew better but I just can't say no to him.
Ah that is sweet! as long as memories are being made I happy :-)
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