Have you ever thought you might just hate your baby for making you so miserable during pregnancy, only to have her placed upon your chest in a rush of adrenaline and slimy goo in just such a way that your eyes meet her squished up, pissed off little face and the hate just drains out of you in an instant, and your head and heart and body fill up with so much love that you’re certain you’ll combust?
Yeah. Me neither.
Ok. All kidding aside, that was me. Several folks have inquired about my “birth story” and I promise I will write a post detailing the grueling 48 hours we spent in the hospital (with me starving as my husband had three square hospital meals a day) awaiting her arrival, followed by two more days of the mandatory postpartum stay. I want to get it down before I forget, after all. But not today.
Today is an ode to Sundays. Because I love them. Small moments twinkle on Sundays.
On lactation cookies:
Boy: Can I have a bite?
Me: Oh, buddy, these are special cookies for Mommy to make milk.
Boy: Can I just try one bite?
Me: [gives bite]
Boy: Mmmm, your booby cookies are GOOD!
On birds and bees:
[Out of the blue, in the car]
Boy: Mommy, how did Daddy put the baby in your tummy?
Me: Uhhhhh…well, when mommies and daddies love each other very much sometimes they have a baby.
Boy: Yeah, but how did Daddy put the baby in your tummy?
Us:
On losing belly buttons:
Little Squirt’s umbilical cord stump fell off on Sunday. When W’s fell off, I gushed and promptly got a baggie to put it in. I probably cried. I don’t remember. When Squirt’s belly button stump fell off, I grabbed it and tossed it onto the coffee table and went back to changing her diaper. I made a mental note that it looked similar to a dried piece of food and hoped that no one would pick it up and try to eat it.
On flying planes:
Months ago, W went to a nearby market with Hubs. He saw a toy airplane – the dime store kind you shoot with a rubber band. Hubs told him no. When they got home, I told W he’d have to buy it himself (at a whopping $1.50 or so). We figured he’d forget. A few weeks later, Hubs was leaving for the same market.
“Is it the place with the airplane toy?” W asked.
We were shocked he remembered.
A few minutes later we were counting out quarters and dimes from W’s piggy bank. He was so proud. But his pride quickly became frustration when he came home and couldn’t shoot it properly with the rubber band. The plane has been collecting dust on the buffet cabinet in the dining room ever since.
But on Sunday… on Sunday, it flew. He flew it. All by himself.
“Look Mommy! Look! I did it all by myself!”
Other noteworthy quotes:
Boy: Mommy, is that your tummy where the baby ripped through?
[His words. Not mine.]
Sundays.
We listen to Wilco. We start the day slowly and enjoy what life offers when there’s no cable television. ♥
Incredulous Mom 
I love that you think Sundays sparkle. They do. Stress melts, cares float, and problem….what problems? So glad all went well with little princess’s delivery and that she didn’t end up 2yr.old when she arrived. Will is at an age where nearly every word should be written down – so clever, cute, insightful and funny. Record a lot of it, because your memory will be faulty with that good old lack of sleep thingy lurking again. Congrats to you and Nick both. Now more than ever, you will be a team. Good teamwork takes cooperation, good planning, a willingness to let others shine and….luck. Lots and lots of luck. I wish you a ton!
Thanks Dianne! We are really enjoying every minute with our new family!