“Baby Jerky” and other miscellaneous body parts I save.

I was so excited when Braden’s little umbilical stump dried up all the way and fell off.  The belly button revealed by that disconnection of tissue was so clean, new and ultra kissable.

He seemed unimpressed by the whole ordeal.

And I was left with a weird decision… What the hell am I expected to DO with this little piece of, well… “baby jerky?”

My first thought was that I’m sure people would expect me to throw it away.  My second thought was that I couldn’t bring myself to throw away this little piece of his body that had once connected him physically to me.

And so, almost 2 years later, I still have it.

I’ll file it under miscellaneous body parts of his that I’m going to save.

Like the hair from his first haircut back in May 08.

Do you save pieces of your kids?  I’m not really THAT weird, right?

You know you want to nibble him.

Theme for January 5th, 2008: “Delicious”

What could be more delicious to a Mommy than the sweet days gone by? The dwindling memories… stirred by photos…

…of a first-day-on-earth fuzzy face…

…or a shiny, new baby-belly-button?

How about a chubby baby cheek…

…a pair of tiny, delicate fists…

…or those little, tender footsies?

His complete, beautiful, amazing innocence.Something that will last for awhile more, yet.Perhaps bitter-sweet, yes. But sweet, none-the-less.That little, tiny baby is now lost among the early memories of his existence… but certainly not forgotten.

I almost weep when I revisit these. He is tender… sweet.

Delicious.