[Written Thursday night.]
This afternoon I
was given a trip back in
time with my sweet son.
I was able to
take part in something with him
not done for months now.
Today my Braden
laid on my chest, slumbering.
A nap on the couch.
Perhaps his butt-rash
made him need Momma Snuggles.
I had them to give.
We used to do that
every day at naptime,
when he was tiny.
He has taken naps
in his very own crib now
for over a year.
He’s such a big boy.
The time for naps together
has wittled away.
How I miss it now!
Even though I need the time
to get some things done.
Sometimes I need it
to stop my self from going
absolutely nuts.
But, oh! the sweet smell
of his soft little body
laying atop mine.
His back on my chest,
his head nestled on my neck;
his rhythmic breathing.
I would but forget
all about things to get done,
and gladly go nuts.
Sometimes all I need,
is to remember the way
my son makes me feel.
#1 by Summer on April 4, 2008 - 12:54 AM
Awww, so sweet!
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#2 by Maggie on April 4, 2008 - 1:17 AM
That’s so very precious. I love that you take the time to appreciate every one of those moments. Very cool.
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#3 by transplanting me on April 4, 2008 - 1:44 AM
good for you for taking the time!! my days of this are over and i hate to think of the opportunities i missed because i was too “busy”
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#4 by Mama DB on April 4, 2008 - 1:51 AM
I read something somewhere, before I had kids, about mothers who, at the end of the day, realized that they hadn’t played with their kids because they had so much to do. It made me sad.
I’d give up all my free time for the nap snuggles though.
Beautiful haiku.
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#5 by Anglophile Football Fanatic on April 4, 2008 - 2:31 AM
How very sweet. Mine has not EVER slept on me. Take it while you can get it.
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#6 by cyndy on April 4, 2008 - 2:47 AM
I know this is a little corny, but someone gave me a print with this saying on it when my first baby was born, and I still remember it.
“Cleaning and scrubbing can wait ’til tomorrow,
because babies grow up, we’ve learned to our sorrow.
So quiet down, cobwebs.
Dust, go to sleep.
I’m rocking my baby, and babies don’t keep.”
I rocked that kid every chance I got! =)
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#7 by lilacspecs on April 4, 2008 - 4:48 AM
I love that last stanza, very touching.
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#8 by MizFit on April 4, 2008 - 4:51 AM
living that last stanza here too
not in a chest sleeping way but others…a good reminder why I try and juggle work sans-childcare and mommying.
in a blink she’s gonna be grown (and some days I cant wait
)
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#9 by Taz on April 4, 2008 - 6:02 AM
beautiful..
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#10 by Sue on April 4, 2008 - 6:14 AM
Very sweet Haikus today! I also cherish the flashbacks to snuggly baby with my son. He’s almost five and I’m afraid the cuddles disappear soon.
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#11 by Toni on April 4, 2008 - 6:23 AM
My son was 15 months yesterday and those days are long behind us, too. *sigh*
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#12 by Lou Lohman on April 4, 2008 - 7:23 AM
Inside every grown man is a little boy who would gladly trade places with Braden, but the constraints of culture don’t allow him to be so vulnerable.
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#13 by Melissa on April 4, 2008 - 7:24 AM
I made that parenting mistake of not putting A. down while she was drowsy… and now at 21 months I STILL love those nights when she nestles up to me on the recliner and falls to sleep…
#14 by Rebecca on April 4, 2008 - 7:28 AM
I’m glad you had that time yesterday.
And you wrote about it so well… as always.
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#15 by Kathryn on April 4, 2008 - 7:46 AM
Oh I remember those nap times. So precious. Glad you got to travel back in time for a few hours. Hope his little bootie feels better too!
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#16 by dkaye on April 4, 2008 - 8:05 AM
I remember those days, too. And in the years since, Nick’s independence has given way to his lack of dependence on me and/or his dad. I would like to think we’ve taught him well during those young and informative years. Time will tell.
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#17 by Secret Agent Mama on April 4, 2008 - 8:11 AM
Awwwww this was absolutely lovely, Lotus! Our children do remind us that life is precious and that we have to slow down, sometimes, to enjoy it.
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#18 by ImpostorMom on April 4, 2008 - 8:27 AM
very sweet, i miss those naps sometimes too. I think this why sometimes I rock him a little longer than necessary if he wakes up during the night now. It’s rare so i feel like I can hold him a little longer than i would if he were still waking all the time.
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#19 by Bren on April 4, 2008 - 8:30 AM
Sweet haiku! Sometimes forgetting about everything that needs to be done is the best thing for us.
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#20 by wright on April 4, 2008 - 8:43 AM
This was so sweet. Lovely! I’m glad you got that precious time again.
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#21 by AtomiK Kitten on April 4, 2008 - 8:49 AM
I hope his butt gets better soon! My younger son always needed mama snuggles during nap time…
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#22 by Ashley on April 4, 2008 - 8:52 AM
Aww so sweet. I wish L would nap with me!
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#23 by The Mom Bomb on April 4, 2008 - 8:58 AM
That was precious. And I applaud you for being able to work in the words “butt rash”.
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#24 by Angeline on April 4, 2008 - 9:11 AM
There was a little tear in my eyes after reading. So sweet!
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#25 by Marye~ on April 4, 2008 - 9:54 AM
Oh savor those moments. Breath in every tiny moment for they will soon be lost forever.
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#26 by Sadie on April 4, 2008 - 10:10 AM
Awww…I haven’t had a chest-nap like that in YEARS. K never sat still enough for it. M only did it until she was 4 months old. How I miss it!
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#27 by A Whole Lot of Nothing on April 4, 2008 - 10:47 AM
Oh lord. I needed that.
Off to FORCE my kids to lay on me.
DO IT KID!
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#28 by socialmommie on April 4, 2008 - 11:43 AM
I miss that to. My baby is 16 months old now. I think I am gonna go home after work and get me some cuddle time!!
They grow up so fast!
#29 by Jennifer on April 4, 2008 - 1:12 PM
What a lovely haiku! Those snuggle times are few and far between…glad you enjoyed it when you got the chance.
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#30 by Lulu on April 4, 2008 - 1:15 PM
Beautiful!
My friends little baby (six months now!) fell asleep in my arms today at lunch, so wonderful, that baby smell!
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#31 by HappyCampers on April 4, 2008 - 1:59 PM
Ohhhhh…I love it. Good for you, letting yourself stop and soak in the moment. It’s hard to stop sometimes. Kudos!
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#32 by Kay on April 4, 2008 - 2:21 PM
I cherish those times, even amongst the chaos of the day when I hold one of the youngins I am automatically calmed.
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#33 by Sandy (Momisodes) on April 4, 2008 - 3:44 PM
So sweet
I love those moments when they remind us how lovely this time really is, and how fast it all goes by.
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#34 by Sarah in Disturbia on April 4, 2008 - 3:51 PM
That is so sweet! What a wonderful moment to share with your son and with us. I am a sleep nazi in my house but who doesn’t love it when a child sleeps on you . . . every now and then: )
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#35 by mah-meeee on April 4, 2008 - 5:04 PM
thank you for your haiku that reminded me to slow down and enjoy my daughters. it’s the sweet smell of the top of their heads i have sometimes forgotten due to the chaos of our daily lives.
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#36 by Joyce T. on April 4, 2008 - 6:04 PM
That is so sweet. I remember how sad I was when my youngest child was too large to sit on my lap. But I sure did snuggle my babies while I could, and I’m glad you are, too!
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#37 by Ree on April 4, 2008 - 6:47 PM
Aw. I remember those days. They’re so far away now.
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#38 by Elizabeth on April 4, 2008 - 9:55 PM
This post was so sweet! I’m impressed that you wrote the whole thing in haiku form. My daughter fell asleep on me the other day, the girl who right from birth just wanted to be left alone to fall asleep herself. I felt that same wash of emotions that you described.
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#39 by tommie on April 4, 2008 - 11:22 PM
cherish those moments….mine are three and four and I can’t remember when we napped together last. My 4 year old was the one who loved to sleep on a chest.
aww man, now I am getting teary eyed!
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#40 by zoeyjane on April 5, 2008 - 12:11 AM
ahhhh, how do i make mine do that?! i want cuddles that don’t involve being elbowed while climbed over, in order to get closer to a snack.
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#41 by Tumblewords on April 5, 2008 - 2:15 PM
Oh, how sweet!