Given how sick Lexi has been it was a total blessing to have such a happy, cheerful, content little man. He and Daddy are deeply tied to each other now. He likes to touch Daddy's goatee when Daddy gives him a bottle. He loves Daddy to tickle him, play with him, or just plain hold him.
I hope I can hold onto how his soft, baby-fine ringlets feel when you stroke his head.
I want to remember the depths of the softness of his cheeks,
the squishy little rolls of nourished babyhood on his little thighs,
the crooked, blinking, lazy little smile he gives when he first wakes up or is almost asleep,
the way he starts to panic when Best Friend Thumb gets stuck in his blanket,
the strength he already has in his back and legs,
the perfectly stacked little corkscrews of his beautiful, black hair,
his dimples that he flashes most often for his Daddy,
his sparkling, bright, black almond eyes.
The first two nights we were home, Mommy would hear a noise and find herself jumping awake and feeling around on the bed for the child that needed comforting. I was actually disoriented when neither of you were there.
Our last night in Haiti, as he was putting Nathan to bed, Daddy broke down and said, "Daddy's going to miss you something terrible, Little Man. You are definitely someone special."
Mommy loves you, too, Little Man.
Come home soon.
4 comments:
Hello...My name is Melissa Lamb, I am Jennifer Hale's twin sister. She sent me your blog to read. I am so happy for you and your family to have found two beautiful children. I will keep you in my prayers, in the faithful hope that you will be able to bring your children home quickly. They are precious!
Hi Lori - your boy is absolutely scrumptious.... such a doll! I'm so excited to meet your kid-o's and be able to soak in their smiles. The smile on Lexi (on your shoulder) is heart-melting. soo, sooo, sweet.
I know you probably don't know who I am. I actually just a live a few houses from you... I just wanted to let you know how excited I am for the four of you. Those kids deserve such wonderful parents as you. You are all in my prayers.
-Jessica Batson
Lori, your comment about how he looks when he wakes up is so right on. I love that time. They're just a little quiet/cranky, their little milk breath is a bit sour to others, but never to their mom--delicious to us! They're pink and warm, and sometimes their ears are folded in half and squished. Holding a sleeping one is the best feeling, but one who just woke up is a close second. Come home soon Nathan man!
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