I am still in awe of this new baby.When I speak to her, I feel she really truly listens. Her deep blue eyes take in my every word. Maybe it's the look on my face that is so interesting.
All I care about is that she knows she is loved.
I watch her fall asleep so innocently and so vulnerable- there in my arms while I just stare at this sleeping beauty.
If someone stared at me while I slept I am pretty sure I would not like it.
But I cradle her and she rests. Her body completely given up to me. I can feel her surrender. The peace.
And how good this makes me feel- to know she knows I will take care of her. I will love her. And everything will be ok.
To feel her let go and let me. A lesson again my children teach me... as I am a child, too. A reminder to let go already. And just let God.
So so sweet Steph! What a beautiful post to an adorable Ivy :)
ReplyDeleteI love watching my girls sleep when I crawl into bed with them each night. I have to hold their hands while I fall asleep.
So Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteThere's so much to learn from newborns. They just inherently know that they're safe and will be protected and can sleep with such abandon. If only the rest of us could always feel that secure.
ReplyDeleteI love that i can watch my boys sleep. I feel like you - that if someone was watching me I would wake and feel odd. That our children sleep while we look on is a huge testament to their knowing how we love them.
ReplyDeleteI love watching Baby Mo drift off to sleep. I have the Golden Touch as for getting him to sleep, but of ocurse I do, I'm his Momma! He is two weeks younger than Ivy. I also love watching my other two children sleep- they look so peaceful.
ReplyDeleteWow. What a beautiful way with words you have. So sweet and she looks adorable.
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Your baby posts just totally fill my heart, Steph - so many mothers wish this time of new babyhood away, and it's just achingly lovely to read about a mother who is so fully in love with her baby.
ReplyDeleteSteph, it is posts like these that remind me how much I admire you, your motherhood and your ability to write. You just always have your eyes open to what it most beautiful, and I love that about you. She is beyond precious.
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I love the message in this post! It's one of my favorite lessons of motherhood.
ReplyDeleteGood reminder.
ReplyDeleteIt's amazing... the lessons they teach us just by sleeping...
ReplyDeleteI gotta say ditto to everyone's comments- especially Not Just Any Jen.... so true! Great writer and mom!!!
ReplyDeleteLetting go is so hard sometimes, isn't it? That trust, that peace. You have such wonderful examples of that!
ReplyDeleteWhat a heavenly little angel!
Oh, so true. Isn't it amazing how in such a short period of time, a baby can teach you so much about God and His love?
ReplyDeleteAMEN! That time of holding them to sleep is sooo short and over so fast! Enjoy every minute of her! An amazingly beautiful post, a great reminder, thank you for taking me back to those days of holding them and rocking them to sleep and the awe of not being able to put them down, even while they slept! ENJOY!
ReplyDeletebeautiful...kids teach us the most amazing lessons through their innocence!
ReplyDeleteSo true. Ivy is lucky to have you as her mum!!! :-)
ReplyDeleteI just love thinking about the parent heart of God. Your posts remind me of it quite often. So thank you :)
ReplyDeleteI am so hormonal lately that I cried to sleep while I was in NY because I really missed my baby near me. Now I'm crying again after reading this beautiful posting.
ReplyDeleteI just love those feelings.
ReplyDeleteNewborn babies bring out the best in us.
What an amazing post! I am now understanding so much of you have been posting about parenting with a newborn. There are so many emotions that I didn't expect, especially towards my oldest! Thank you for all of the encouragement that you continue to bless everyone with!
ReplyDeleteThat is the sweetest post ever!!! Your so in love with her and I love reading about it!
ReplyDeleteJust lovely. My two-year-old daughter teaches me so many lessons every day. It's amazing how much she molds my character and challenges me to be a better person.
ReplyDeleteWell said! She is so sweet!
ReplyDeletePrecious! I love learning from my kids - there's always something more.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful baby and a beautiful post!
ReplyDeleteI really enjoy reading your posts, they are so kind and loving. I think that after you have had a few children it is so much easier to enjoy them, as you have worked out all the worries and what not of parenting so you can just enjoy the time!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for this post. What a perfect comparison. As my baby sleeps on my chest you have me thinking that I need to let go just like her.
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