What I miss now that Chip is not a baby

(I wrote this in March 2005 when Chip was 3 months old.)

What I will miss when Chip is no longer a baby:

  • How tiny yet present he is.
  • How just showing up makes him stop crying and start cooing and laughing.
  • How simple his needs are.
  • His goofy toothless grins.
  • That he lets me cuddle and kiss him as long as I want to.
  • How excited he gets when I get him out of his crib in the morning.
  • How the top of his bald head smells.
  • How great it is to kiss the back of his neck.
  • That doesn’t yet know how to lift up his arms when I reach to pick him up.
  • That he always manages to stick his little cold hands on my bare skin.
  • That sometimes he gets so excited to nurse that he tries to eat his own hands.
  • That when he gets excited he flails his body around as hard as he can, and how everything gets him excited.
  • That he is my last baby.

And I was right. I miss all those things. Sigh…


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3 responses to “What I miss now that Chip is not a baby”

  1. Oh, The Joys Avatar

    And he will soon say “WHY?” over and over and over again.

  2. H.A. Page Avatar

    The memories remain vivid, even when they are teenagers!!!!

    Babies ARE heaven-sent.

    Sweet piece.

  3. Liesl Avatar

    Awww. This is so sweet!

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