He and I
For the first six weeks of his life he probably spent at least 23 hours of every day next to me, in my arms or in the Moby. Then at six weeks old he caught the same deep chest cough that most of the family had and it was an intense few days. But we walked through it, he and I, for three nights of a collective ten hours of sleep.
And we continued to spend most of our day completely attached to one another, up until just recently.
He’s an intense little guy, we’ve said since his birth. That’s how he came to meet us. That’s how he spent his earliest weeks. That’s how we’ve spent much of these past nearly six months. We give snacks and visit the gardens and make sourdough bread, he and I.
Since he is either in the bouncy seat, the Ergo, or on my hip these days, he is a bit difficult to get photos of. But chicken watching through the screen door on Mama’s hip seemed like the blurry photo opportunity I needed.
And then we made dinner, he and I.
What a precious little man!
What a tuffy! So healthy looking!
I always enjoy reading your blog. Your life was once my dream; it was not to be, but it has been good nevertheless.
It is an amazing time for sure. Mine are 13, 9 and 5 now. Those years of baby wearing and co sleeping are done…except the 5yo who still sleeps by my side and spends most of his days in and out of my personal space. Reading your words, I remembered those days so clearly. When two were always one. My boys were earlier to explore outside of my arms, my daughter, always anxious and the eldest was attached to me until 17mths and she started to walk! Felt like a life time, was just the blink of an eye.
I love reading of others keeping their babies close. My soul smiles 🙂
What a beautiful boy!