Meet Sunshine Girl. A wonderful little one that belongs to one of my oldest friends. And I got to see her for a couple of days last month – which was so nice for me!
It’s kinda cool to see our friends grow up and become moms. A solid reminder that we no longer sleep in rooms next to one another, share a bathroom, have customary Friday night parties and get by with 3am nights every weekend as we did in our twenties.
OK, we’re well past our twenties. But still…
My friend Johanne is such an amazing Mom. So dedicated to her babe, and so easygoing about it all. Childless me is watching Jo as she folds laundry and watching Cadence as she follows behind and unfolds it all. My anxiety level goes up. Another cheerio rolls across the floor and under the couch. I am tempted to chase it and get it before it gathers dust. But I don’t. I take a deep breath and try not to look at the noodles that Cadence is smashing into her hair.
While I am glad, most of the time, to not have to spend my days wiping and gathering and cleaning and tripping on toys with wheels, I do wonder what it’s like. When they give hugs and fall into your arms and sit in the little pocket that crossed legs make to read a story, you can smell their hair and feel the softness of their little cheeks. And then they look you in the eye, even as they’re pulling every pot and pan out of the cupboard. And you kind of melt a little….
So for now, I will remain auntie. And get all the squeezes I can out of our little sunshine girl.
xo
by Rebecca
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