Kisses
Published May 5, 2010 | 
With Chris back at work, I’m once again a full-time mom. Not that I ever stopped being a mom, but I didn’t have the pressure of being the one and only caregiver 40+ hours a week for the time that he was laid off. Now I do.
It’s kind of amazing at the same time that it’s terrifying. I mean, what am I going to do with this little person all the time? She’s so demanding! She needs so much attention and yet she’s independent. She doesn’t want me to do things for her, but she wants me to encourage her to do those things. And I have to TEACH her stuff. Constantly. It’s exhausting.
But there are so many sweet moments that I get to share with her now, and maybe even ones that I hog to myself. Like morning kisses.
She leans in and gives me little kisses, then just pushes her mouth to mine while saying “Mmmmmmm!” I stare down at her with my eyes crossed, her dark shining eyes all I can see, until I get dizzy… and when I pull away, she laughs and laughs.
We do this every morning now. And sometimes in the afternoon, too.
Especially after I share my Starbucks with her.
I’m guest posting over at Exuberance Beauty‘s blog today as part of their Exuberant Motherhood week! Check out my post, “A Gift to Myself“.
baby kisses are the best! And I love that she is already a starbucks fiend
never too early!!!
My daughter’s favorite starbucks is the vanilla bean, I just introduced her to it, and she said “Yum, I didnt know they could make it this good”
So cute to see her sipping a Starbucks!
I once complained to a friend that I was the one “stuck” with the majority of child-rearing duties, and she reminded me, “Mama gets all the sugar.” As in, I get the kisses, hugs and endearment. Ahhh.
Peace….
She is a little girl in this picture! Not a baby. Wow. Wow wow. I am almost at a level of wanting to keep coming back and look, and leave more comments. Just like I did when she was born. WHEN SHE WAS BORN. And now look at her!
Wow.