That Was Now This is Then!
Penny and I are back from our weekend with Karen, Tim and Sophie. I feel like I’ve stepped back in time. It has been a while since we’ve been this close to a newborn and caring for Sophie has brought back a rush of memories from when Karen and Christy were this small. Most babies at this age do the same sorts of things. Smile at you, drool, chew on your finger. As the years pass you think you remember how it was- until you again hold one of those little creatures in your arms and feed and change them.
I also dug out the cassette tapes I made of Karen at Sophie’s age so listening to them also brought back many memories.
This is a special time that passes all too quickly. I am savoring it. I know Karen and Tim both realize how fortunate they are to have a healthy happy baby.
Penny and I are back from our weekend with Karen, Tim and Sophie. I feel like I’ve stepped back in time. It has been a while since we’ve been this close to a newborn and caring for Sophie has brought back a rush of memories from when Karen and Christy were this small. Most babies at this age do the same sorts of things. Smile at you, drool, chew on your finger. As the years pass you think you remember how it was- until you again hold one of those little creatures in your arms and feed and change them.
I also dug out the cassette tapes I made of Karen at Sophie’s age so listening to them also brought back many memories.
This is a special time that passes all too quickly. I am savoring it. I know Karen and Tim both realize how fortunate they are to have a healthy happy baby.
It is a bit disorienting. We were doing these same things thirty years ago and it’s easy to forget that you are 30 years older – you feel transported back to those days and for a while you forget the achy back and sore hands and just lose yourself in Sophie’s smile.
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