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An awwwwwww moment ...


It is 10 pm and there is a baby crying


I go to her room and we do "rocky, rocky" (that's just rocking on the LaZBoy chair)


We snuggle together and I think to the days when she was an infant and I could easily comfort her by nursing and doing "rocky, rocky"


I quickly remember that this BABY is now a TODDLER

She is 21/2

I know this for sure because only moments before I came to her room she said these exact words ...


"Mommy, I could really NEED a tissue"


A tissue she was given

then

We did "rocky, rocky" for Mommy's sake ;)


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Leigh said…
Sorry to comment off topic but you don't have an e-mail listed...I could use your insight. I recently composed a post about being mystified about the decision to homeschool. It's by no means an attack upon those who make that choice. Rather, it's more of a request from those who do homeschool to educate me and others as to the merits of your choice. Please make comments on my blog or on your own. I will check back. Thanks.
http://themommymemoir.blogspot.com
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11:58 PM
Unknown said…
Sweet baby girl... Keep rocking her. I bet she will still like that for a few more years.

{W}
9:03 AM
Joannof10 said…
What a lovely photo!
7:56 PM
southernjoy said…
Sweet! We still do a lot of "rock-rock" here!
4:18 PM
june cleaver said…
The other night my son made me promise to give him a hug when I say good-night to him. I about jumped for joy! Just last month he forbid me to every touch him again and now he wants me to hug him. Thank you sweet Jesus... my growing boy is still my little guy.
10:23 PM
thesixburghmom said…
Sweet girl, rock her as long as you can!

My Mom has a little rhyme that she has sung to all of my children when she rocks them. And my girls sing it to their dolls now.

It goes like this:

Rocky, Rocky, Rocky Roo
Grandma is in love with you
Rocky, Rocky, Rocky Roo
Avery loves her Grandma too.

I love to hear my girls singing it.
10:53 PM
Anonymous said…
Oh, I feel your pain:) My baby is 3 and I still call him my baby. The problem is that he really doesn't like it and will correct me. "I am not a baby. I am a big boy." I Miss the baby stage (most of it) and try to love him as much as I can while he is still fairly little.
2:05 AM
Anonymous said…
That is sweet! I love the moments when J still wants a little cuddlin, usually he is just too busy and on the move!
9:01 AM
Karen Edmisten said…
"I could need a tissue."

I love that. :-)
8:59 AM
Shelly said…
What a blessing! I love the photo shot. She's beautiful!
11:03 PM
Hen Jen said…
oh, keep rocking her. I remember when my last baby turned down rocking and nursing and asked for a waffle instead, sigh. Yes, I was turned down for an eggo waffle. sniff.
3:48 AM
Anonymous said…
Oh my, Out on a Limb! I love that little song your mother sings to her grandbabies. If you don't mind, I'm going to swipe the lyrics and sing that to my grands. Thanks for sharing with all of us.
8:23 AM
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