Thursday 6 January 2011

Happy New Year

When the clocks had all turned twelve, the fireworks all exploded, the champagne all been sipped and new year kisses all been exchanged, one little boy woke up coughing looking for his auntie.
With sleepy eyes, rosy cheeks, and small voice, he asked his mommy to come sit with me. Sister brought him over to me as I was stealing a quiet moment on the couch away from the party. Nephew's small but heavy body instantly wrapped around mine - his legs dangling down on each side of my hips, his back curved around my bulging belly, his arms hugging me softly, and his head a soft weight on my chest.
I gently kissed his hot forehead and whispered "I love you" before I leaned my cheek against the top of his head.
We sat together for a long time listening to the voices and laughter of the other adults, breathing slowly, not quite sleeping, but not really awake.
At one point Bubba started moving around and Nephew gently pushed himself up, looked at me with a sleepy smile, put a firm finger on the bump and said "Baby Max". before resuming his position and closing his eyes. My heart grew so big I almost feared it would burst.

So many great things are happening in my life and I'm surrounded by so much love - I feel like the luckiest woman in the world. I have a feeling 2011 is going to be a fantastic year.

16 comments:

  1. oh my ....that is so tear worthy...CP.
    I loved that story and all it brought to my mind. Love, Comfort, Peace, Happiness, Contentment and Gratefulness.

    HAPPY NEW YEAR my dear friend...love you lots

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  2. Beautiful!! Happy New Year!! More beautiful things are headed your way...31 weeks already my goodness the time has flown!!

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  3. GOTT NYTT ÅR PÅ ER!!! Åh så sött!!! Du skriver verkligen jätte bra, jag kan se det framför mig!!!!!
    Hoppas nu allt går bra framöver och du får fortsätta må bra. Snart, snart har du det lilla knytet i famnen!!! Kram

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  4. That is precious :) Our girl would have been/would be Max if she were a he. Glad you're enjoying your time.

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  5. Wonderful post! Definitely gave me warm fuzzies :) I hope 2011 is an amazing year for you! I'm sure it will be.

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  6. This is so lovely! Happy New Year, my dear!

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  7. Happy New Year! Great post!

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  8. awe, so sweet. happy new year! 2011 WILL be a fantastic year. :)

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  9. You have this way of making me weep the way you tell stories. Happy New Year, dear friend.

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  10. Awww, happy New Year lovely lady!!!

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  11. What a beautiful post! I would love to feature your success story on my blog! Here's a link to the questions: http://bit.ly/cdEvGh Thanks in advance! Happy New Year!

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  12. Part of how lucky you are is how appreciative you are. You recognize as blessed the moments that others miss or take for granted. I hope that 2011 continues to exceed your expectations.

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  13. Sweet little boy, nephews have a knack for doing that to their aunties hearts! And you're going to fight me for the title luckiest woman in the world - my heart overflows a million times a day whenever I lay eyes on my baby girls! ;)

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  14. So beautiful. Happy New Year!

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