This sweet little boy, crying in my lap
He's just sleepy and a bit upset and
I don't mind holding him, in fact,
It's kind of my job.
This little one has always been a cuddler
Something I've enjoyed
As I console him and ease his mind,
The thought crosses my mind that
I won't have this much longer.
Soon my belly will swell,
Consuming the lap my littlest loves.
And when it's no longer swollen,
I'll have a new little one
Demanding to be consoled.
And it's quite possible that
By the time the newest will allow me,
My sweet boy won't want to cuddle anymore.
They all grow out of it at some time or another.
So sob away, sweet boy
Grab your blanket and cuddle up on my lap
I will savor these fleeting moments
Like I'd savor my last piece of See's chocolate
He's just sleepy and a bit upset and
I don't mind holding him, in fact,
It's kind of my job.
This little one has always been a cuddler
Something I've enjoyed
As I console him and ease his mind,
The thought crosses my mind that
I won't have this much longer.
Soon my belly will swell,
Consuming the lap my littlest loves.
And when it's no longer swollen,
I'll have a new little one
Demanding to be consoled.
And it's quite possible that
By the time the newest will allow me,
My sweet boy won't want to cuddle anymore.
They all grow out of it at some time or another.
So sob away, sweet boy
Grab your blanket and cuddle up on my lap
I will savor these fleeting moments
Like I'd savor my last piece of See's chocolate
Maybe even more.
I just hope there's a few hidden pieces
I just hope there's a few hidden pieces
You're saving for me later.
10 comments:
Seriously. I cried. That is so sweet and tender.
So sweet. Sad and happy and lovely all at the same time. You need a girl. My girls still want to cuddle more than I do!
When I was hugely pregnant with my third, I still rocked my second before dropping him into his crib - because I literally had to drop him since the belly woudln't allow me to lay him down. We would pretend it was a game - - he had no idea I just couldn't reach.
Lovely! I remember thinking that my oldest would never want to cuddle anymore after I had my second...she's nine and still does. I have to keep reminding myself that someday she won't want to do that anymore and then I will cry.
crazy I have a little boy that is cuddled by my side he is so tired he has been up since 7 AM and did not get a chance to take a nap... its been tough.
Oh, this makes me think of my own little one, too. He is growing out of this cuddly time. He is growing so independent that my snuggling is dwindling!!!
so sweet!
Aaaaaaaahhhhhhh! Stop it! I don't even want to think about this with my current little one!
I love it. It's been awhile since you've written poetry hasn't it? I hope you print that out and frame it for him, or at least put it in his scrapbook. I wish more young moms could understand that these are the times you will always remember. You won't remember the times you swept the floor or cleaning the kitchen to perfection, but you will remember "the feeling" of that little one on your lap years later no matter their age or size.
That was me, in the previous comment, I pushed the wrong button.
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