Things I Want to Remember About Newborns

Most days, the thought of never being pregnant again makes me feel pretty darn content. Pregnancy is not my favorite place to be. But the thought of never feeling a baby kick inside of you, or having a newborn to snuggle is bittersweet. I found a note on my phone that I wrote a year or more ago, probably in a sentimental mood about Henry growing out of that baby stage, that I wanted to record here.

Things I want to remember about having a newborn:

The way they arch their back and stick out their bum when you pick them up under their armpits　

Their little goat cries that break your heart and make you drop everything and pick them up　

Their fresh from heaven smell　

Gummy smiles　

The way their ears leave an imprint on my arm when I'm nursing them　

Smiles in their sleep

Hands that automatically hold your finger　

That moment where they dramatically stop nursing and throw their heads back with the most contented milk drunk face you ever saw

Baby blessings where your husband feels the spirit so strongly he gets emotional after just 3 words are spoken　

Here are my newborns...

Claire

Miles

Penelope

 Henry