This might be the mushiest post I've ever written on this site, but it's for two people I care about and consider friends, so bear with me.
They're having an online baby shower for Kristen of Motherhood Uncensored and Rebecca of Girl's Gone Child. I'm quite thankful the people running the gala didn't ask us to give advice (I've told people to name their kids after dogs in the past). Instead, they want us to fondly recall what was special about the baby days.
That's easy. It's the cuddling and snuggling.
Babies love to be held. They loved to be cuddled. They NEED to be cuddled. And while it seems like a pain in the ass when you're wearing a path in the carpet at 4 AM, it's worth it. It feels good to you and them.
Besides, the day will come when your kids won't want to be hugged or cuddled anymore.
I haven't crossed that bridge yet, but I can see it on the horizon. When I drop my daughter off at school and give her a hug, I can feel her peering over my shoulder, searching the landscape for her friends. The day will come soon enough when she's too cool to get a goodbye hug from her dad.
And that day will suck.
So Rebecca and Kristen, congratulations and enjoy those cuddles. Hug them both for me!
Like the great Tom Kiefer once said, you "don't know what you got till it's gone."
Song of the day: Personality Crisis by New York Dolls
Cuddles Lost
