John and Ansley

If life had a pause button, I would have used it this morning. Charlie and I had one of those precious moments that I’ll spend lots of time recalling when he is a teenager. He was wearing only a diaper and I was in my pajamas, and we were snuggled in a chair together with a couple of his super soft baby blankets. For over half an hour we sat there, just enjoying each other. The TV was off and the house was silent except for the sound of Charlie crunching on Cheerios. Words cannot describe the joy I felt in holding him close to me and breathing in his scrumptious baby scent, kissing his soft hair, and watching him feed himself so easily when it was such a short time ago that he was just developing motor skills. Either he was in an extra cuddly mood or could sense that I was exploding with happiness – whatever it was, I am so thankful for those 30+ minutes that he let me enjoy having him in my arms.