The Monster in Your Closet

Thank you, Vina; please feel free!

♥

Thank you; yesterday I had a bit of my own reminder at the office when someone said, “Can you believe it’s already the end of February?” Put to me that baldly, I realized (as I do periodically) time feels like it’s accelerated daily since I became a mom.

Thank you! He’s somewhat bigger now, but even more adorable to me (not that the me of then would’ve thought that possible).

that they may still have us down the road and will always know that they were loved
These beautiful words gave me goosebumps. This. What you’ve said here. I wish we could be here for them forever physically, but leaving these trails of crumbs so that they always know our love for them is a both a joy and a gift.

Thank you, Doug. I love your words. (Seems your heart ain’t half bad, either!;)

Thank you, Kasey! I debated giving myself longer than Li’l D’s episode of Dora last night, but when I read and reread it, I decided it said everything I wanted it to, even if I tend to run along the more verbose end of the spectrum!

Thank you for saying this. ♥

Thank you, Georgette! I’ve been feeling a bit down the last few days (with a helping of rageyness last night), but while I wrote this with Li’l D on my lap, I was whisked away. That should be an excellent reminder of where to keep my head today! ♥

When I was in college, I dreamed of becoming a children’s book author. I didn’t take a single step toward actually doing it, but I loved how they spoke to me even as an adult as well as the idea of ever inspiring kids and other adults to feel the same wonder and love.

In light of this, your comment is such an awesome gift. And also something really amazing to think about as an actual, honest possibility. Thanks for that, and for tweeting it already. Loves.

The me who’s not writing the poem chuckles at the idea, but while I was writing this it seemed absolutely perfect. :p

It’s so exciting to imagine what’s to come. There are so many configurations that would be absolutely wonderful, after the rocky years have passed.

Thank you. ♥

I hope to save it for him, but I’d better move this out of the realm of hoping and into the real of “actually printing it up and putting it in his baby book.” I really, really want him to know.

Thank you, Karin!

Aaaaaw! This is a wonderful compliment–thank you so much!

Hee. Now that Li’l D’s wiping off my kisses and saying, “ew, gross!” I can’t help but wonder for what other things he’ll be chagrined with me in the future!

Thank you! I was pretty grumpy and sad in turn yesterday, but for the moments I wrote and reflected upon this, it was all joy.

Bwahaha! I’ll do just that, and I’ll keep multiple back-ups lest he get any bright ideas about “losing” them in the futrure!

Thank you! It’s getting printed up and put in his baby book in short order.

Thank you, Katy. There’s a lot of sweetness in this here thread. ♥

I’m going to be buying that book in the very near future, thanks to you! The title alone would sell me, but the title and it’s recommender? Done deal!

Thanks, Hook!

I still haven’t managed to print this up, but I think that’s because it hasn’t gotten onto my to-do list–which stops now! I want to make sure a copy of this is always within his reach. ♥

It’s easy to imagine them while he’s a toddler. I wonder what it’ll be like a few more years down the road when we’re actually having the real ones. I hope it’s none too far from this, but I know better than to expect that as he moves along the toddler to teen spectrum.

Thank you, Pat!

So happy to be reading words from you, even if this is the first comment I’ve (so far) replied to! YEAH! Thinking of you often, Sprinkles. ♥

Thank you, Shannon!

This comment is such a beautiful one to close on. Thank you for the smiles, sweet lady! ♥

Thank you! ♥

He kept saying that line so seriously, making it all the harder for me not to bust up laughing! I tried to limit it to a few quiet chuckles so he wouldn’t feel he wasn’t being taken seriously.