12/9/09, 2130 hours
Jordyn: "Aw, Shit!!" (upon walking into the house with me and seeing a coffee cup the dog chewed up and destroyed.)
Me: "What did you say?"
Jordyn: *looks at me and grins*
Yup. Her mother's daughter.
Shit...
I mean...oh crap.
Thursday, December 10, 2009
The Conversation that Inspired this Blog
12/9/09 around 1130 hours:
Jordyn (getting out of bath): "Mommy, I'm feeling sad"
Me: "Why are you sad?" (wrapping her in her towel)
Jordyn: "That music makes me sad" (Referring to my iPod still playing music for her sleeping baby brother)
Me: "The music is making you sad?" (picking her up and holding her to my chest)
Jordyn: *nods*
Me: "Why does the music make you sad?"
Jordyn: ...
Me: "Is it because you used to listen to it when you would go to sleep?"
Jordyn: "Yeah"
Me: "But it's not sad music. It's a happy song, about a mommy who loves her baby"
(My bad - I was thinking it was Circle of Life from The Mother Album, Susan McKeown, when it was actually Avalon from the Avalon: A Celtic Legend by Enaid.)
Jordyn: ...
Me: "Does it make you sad because it reminds you of your old house* ?"
Jordyn: "Yeah"
Me: "Do you miss your old house? And your old room?"
Jordyn: "Yeah"
Me: "But do you like your new house? And your new room?"
Jordyn: "Yeah"
Me: "You just miss your old house and room sometimes?"
Jordyn: *nods*
Me: "Me too baby....me too."
She puts her head on my shoulder and hugs me tight. And then I just held her and let a couple of tears fall.
My baby is growing up too fast...
(*The house is emotional because we suddenly lost our house to foreclosure without notice in October, and had a week to pack up, find a place and move. I know it was traumatic for her, as it was for us)
Jordyn (getting out of bath): "Mommy, I'm feeling sad"
Me: "Why are you sad?" (wrapping her in her towel)
Jordyn: "That music makes me sad" (Referring to my iPod still playing music for her sleeping baby brother)
Me: "The music is making you sad?" (picking her up and holding her to my chest)
Jordyn: *nods*
Me: "Why does the music make you sad?"
Jordyn: ...
Me: "Is it because you used to listen to it when you would go to sleep?"
Jordyn: "Yeah"
Me: "But it's not sad music. It's a happy song, about a mommy who loves her baby"
(My bad - I was thinking it was Circle of Life from The Mother Album, Susan McKeown, when it was actually Avalon from the Avalon: A Celtic Legend by Enaid.)
Jordyn: ...
Me: "Does it make you sad because it reminds you of your old house* ?"
Jordyn: "Yeah"
Me: "Do you miss your old house? And your old room?"
Jordyn: "Yeah"
Me: "But do you like your new house? And your new room?"
Jordyn: "Yeah"
Me: "You just miss your old house and room sometimes?"
Jordyn: *nods*
Me: "Me too baby....me too."
She puts her head on my shoulder and hugs me tight. And then I just held her and let a couple of tears fall.
My baby is growing up too fast...
(*The house is emotional because we suddenly lost our house to foreclosure without notice in October, and had a week to pack up, find a place and move. I know it was traumatic for her, as it was for us)
Conversations with my daughter...the inspiration
Yesterday morning, I had a conversation with my daughter that was profound, moving, and made me realize just how fast she's growing up, and how much I want to remember these times in her life. Today she's 3 years old...and today is the day that I will start preserving these memories for myself, her, and everyone else to see.
Of course, she is not my only child...as my son grows up, I'll document his memories as well. But for now...these are conversations with my daughter.
These will be uncensored and honest recollections and recitations of conversations we've had...good, bad and everything in-between. Enjoy reading...
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