I am now on my second baby, he's 8 weeks, and am doing much better this time around appreciating the small things that only babies have to offer. Maybe it's because I have "been here and done this" before but here are the things I am trying to take time everyday to enjoy.
7) Being the Center of The (well someones) Universe
There is something in me, maybe its the Leo coming out, but I love being 'IT', the all knowing one, the big kahuna, the favourite. Right now my littlest man is at the stage where he knows me, will seek me out with his eyes and complain until I pay attention to him. He will be fussy with someone else and quiet as soon as I pick him up. He will smile big smiles for Dad and big brother but for me...I get the you are the only mom in the world and you rock my universe kinda smile. I love that look. Maybe I love this look b/c I know that all too soon I will be the routine one. My little man of 2 years will ask where Dad is all day, will get excited about going to Grandma's and climb into Nana's car when she's here. Me, well, he sees me all day most days so yeah I'm kinda old hat by now, nothing to get to excited about. So for now I'm going to enjoy being the center of the universe to at least one of my men.
6) Melting Baby
I don't even know what to call this and my literary skill will not do it justice. There is this way that babies will just melt into you. Their bones and joints will contour to your body and it's as if the two of you become one again. There is almost a liquidity to their bodies the way they soften to you as you hold them and they relax.
5) So Soft
We also know babies are soft. "Smooth as a baby's bottom" comes to mind. And while I don't go around rubbing his bottom, I can't seem to keep my cheek off of the littlest mans hair and head. They are just.so.soft.
4) Chubby Cheeks
I don't remember my little man having these big kissable cheeks when he was a babe that my littlest man has. I can not get enough kisses in on those cheeks. My lips just disappear in baby cheek and I love the loud "muah" that they make.
3) That Face
Both my boys have ended up with a very unique 'face' that they use often.
I would like to introduce the "Puss Face". This would be used whenever the little man was upset about something or unhappy...we saw this a lot!
Now this one I call the "Concerned Face" he really has this "what-did-I-get-myself-into-these-people-don't-know-what-they-are-doing" look. I swear we have not dropped him...yet.
2) The special snuggle spot
My little man had this habit of snuggling his newborn head right b/t my neck and shoulder. I would tilt my head to the side and rest the side of my head on the top of his. This didn't last long as his head quickly got too big for this. I cherish those special moments of us rocking away in the middle of the night with his head cradled against my neck with me protecting him for those few moments from everything.
I was really looking forward to the neck snuggles when I was pregnant with my second man. I longed for them. I dreamt of them. I could not wait. Turnes out he was not a neck snuggler....he was a collarbone snuggler. My littlest man will inch his way down my body to get his head just below my collar bone. Once there, all is right in his world, and he will settle into our peaceful snuggle. What I have learnt to enjoy and appreciate with both boys is that it will not be the same but it will be just as heavenly to have those special snuggles in special moment where you get to hold them and protect them from everything.
1) Milk Breath
Oh how I missed milk breath. The littlest man has just started getting milk breath now. I don't know if it was because he is now drinking enough to have this or because he has finally stopped puking up the milk ALL THE TIME. There is a distinct difference b/t milk puke breath and milk breath.
There is this sweet milk smell they have that I crave worse then chocolate. After a nurse I will/would hold them (now for the littlest man and then for the little man) close to my eyes and SNIFF! Yup this may sound crazy but I'm addicted to that milk breath. I also know that my fix will run out in about 4months when he starts solids. Until then my sniffer will get a workout.
If you are entering this stage I recommend drinking a coffee/tea or getting caffeine into you somehow so you are awake enough for a moment to take that moment to think about what you love about this stage because it will be over all to fast. If you are in this stage what do you love? If this stage is a distant memory what do you remember most fondly?
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