on the day you were born, despite all the warm incubator lights and upturned thermostats...the doctors couldn't get your body temperature to stay high enough for their liking. they worried about some kind of infection and whether they needed to do more tests. after an hour of waiting anxiously, i told them i needed to see you. i demanded to see you. they brought you to me wrapped tightly in blankets with a soft blue and pink striped beanie snugly enveloping your head. the nurse warned me that it we would likely only be able to visit a very short while ~ they needed to get you back to the nursery to monitor you. i nodded in understanding and reached out for you. i unbuttoned my sweater, unwrapped your swaddle and held you tightly against my chest....skin against newborn baby skin. your daddy kissed our foreheads and covered us both with heavy hospital blankets, fresh from the warmer....and that was it. it only took 2 minutes. the nurse came to check on you and to her surprise your temperature was perfect. it took us 2 minutes to accomplish what no incubator light or heated room could.
you just needed your mama. and i needed you.
seven months later so very much has changed. you're rolling and working on crawling. you don't have any teeth yet but you're eating solid foods like a champ and feeding yourself with your fingers and even sometimes a spoon. you're sleeping all night long without that swaddle blanket you relied on for so long and you are chattering up a storm. you flirt like you were born to do so and everyone who meets you falls in love.
but so very much has stayed the same. we cuddle in your rocking chair at night, your eyes fluttering with exhaustion as you enjoy your evening bottle....you often fall asleep with your chubby little fingers stroking my cheek. sometimes even with both hands softly clutching either side of my face. it always reminds me of that first day and how no matter how many months or years go by....you'll always be my baby.
happy seven months little man. we love you more than all the stars. and always will.
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martina! lordy lordy....i so enjoy reading your sweet blogs! you have such an eloquent way of writing and detailing out the very specifics of your thoughts and feelings engulfing those who read your words! Thank you for blogging….(I still want you to teach me how) but until then, I love to read your words and share in special memories of the murphy clan! We love yall!
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