Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Loving Hands

Most kids have some kind of 'lovey' object, a stuffed toy or a blanket that they won't sleep without. My sister, brother and I each did, certainly. So far, Robert seems to feel that way about my left hand. When he's fussy and over-tired, this is how he finally settles down:




Part of me looks forward to the inevitable transfer to some special toy. Most of me, though, does not. It's such a short period of time when we are everything they need and want...

2 comments:

Rachel said...

be glad it's not your boob, and that's all i'm saying about that!

Mara said...

Good point, Rachel.