when my girls were babies, one of the things i loved was rocking them and then having them fall asleep on my lap. even when hannah was a baby she covered most of my lap, because she was 24 inches long. i would sing to her an old song, i love how you love me. she would hum along when she got older.
when rebekah was a baby, i would rock her and sing to her, you are my sunshine. now bekah wouldn't sing with me, but she would take her hand and place it in my hair and rub my hair until she fell asleep. there are no words to describe how i felt rocking my babies to sleep. david would often say, kim, you can put them in bed now, and i would tell him, i am not ready yet.
as a woman who struggled with infertility for 7 years, the last thing i wanted to do was to put my baby down. i remember there were many nights when i would just sleep while i rocked them, never laying them in the crib. especially when they were first born. there came a time when both of them would stop asking me to rock them, like i knew it would, but you never expect it to come quite as soon as it does.
you never know when God is going to give you the pleasure, just one more time. last night bekah came out and said, mommy will you rock me i can't sleep? she knew i would, having seen the big smile on my face at her request. i cherish those times.
ever great once in a while hannah will even ask. especially when she has had a hard day. i relish those times and thank God for the special little remembrances of their infancy.
with each new development they gain a little independence. and you are excited for that. but with each new development they are becoming more and more self-sufficient. we want that. we want our children to grow up to become strong and independent and able to take care of them selves. but before we can snap our finger, they are grown.and yet i am still surprised when it happens.
thank you girls for still needing your mommy.
Friday, August 10, 2007
they're never too old to be rocked......
Posted by kdp at 8:00 PM
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that's so sweet...
J still sleeps with his Boo-bear, and 14 other miscelaneous zoo animals. TJ sleeps with a matchbox car or choo-choo train. And they love for me to sing their songs and lay with them until they fall asleep. And Rich always wonders what takes so long to "tuck them into bed"...men...
You made me want my mom. =( I'm approaching 30 and I still like to be rocked and tucked in. Does that make you feel better? Maybe you'll never have to stop.
(I should add that sometimes I'm tempted to be just a tiny bit jealous that most of that mommy attention has now been converted into grandma attention. Who do you think gets rocked now??? Not me.)
God gave those girls to you, but God also gave YOU to those girls. What a loving mother you are!
I feel all warm and squishy inside. How very sweet!
The last few nights I have spent awhile in each of their bedrooms after they're asleep. Whspering sweet nothings, kissing, squeezing, holding. I guess it's more for me, since they're not conscious, but some part of me wants to believe that they're aware, even while they sleep, of how much they are loved.
ahhhh...you made me cry. your grills so love and adore you. i can just see you rocking them.
Gosh, I must be on a hormone high or low or something because like everyone's posts are making me sob like a baby!
That was such a beautiful memory. I want to be you when I grow up. What an amazing mother you are. I have to say that every time I fear that me working will make my children horrible, I think of your family and have hope. Thanks for sharing this sweet post.
this is such a sweet story. i want to have girls just like yours one day. they are so special and i know where they get it...from their mama.
You do have some very special girls. H. has become a real leader on our praise team. Someone scratched up all of our good praise and worship dvd's so we didn't get to do the song she wanted to do today.
She has a heart after the Lord. She is an example to the other kids. You should be proud. You done good.
that was such a cute story! i love the times when my baby still wants to cuddle and give momma hugs. one day, she's gonna grow out of it and i'm really gonna miss them.
your girls are the sweetest!
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