Wednesday, September 05, 2007

"Sugar and Spice...



Early in the morning of September 4th., five years ago, we were woken by the shrill shriek of the phone. Groping in the dark for the offending instrument, I was suddenly wide awake, as my eldest son whispered reverently, from several thousand miles away, “Mom, it’s a girl.” There are no words to describe such a moment. Even for me, who didn’t just kiss the Blarney Stone, to hear my husband tell it, but bit off a chunk and swallowed it.

A “girl.” Such a little word, to change how you see the world. A “boy” would have done it too. Impossible, when you’re young, to imagine having children. And yet, when you do, it seems like you always knew them, always knew they would be exactly as they are. And then the first grandchild…… How do you wrap your head around the idea of your children as parents? Your little boy as someone’s daddy? Your little girl as someone’s mommy? Seeing them love their little ones as fiercely as you love them. On the one hand hard to grasp, and on the other the most natural thing in the world.

I called and called, but never found them home. Here’s hoping our curly-haired girl had a wonderful day.

10 comments:

Stomper Girl said...

Ah. And a happy 5th birthday to her from Australia too.

Aunty Evil said...

Ditto what Stomper said!

Anonymous said...

Those are the moments that make life so worthwhile. Even hearing about someone else's moments makes it wonderful!

Birdydownunder said...

and all thats nice :) ooxxoo

Jess said...

Oh, Molly, that's beautiful!

And she is too...

Thimbleanna said...

Oh My Molly! That first paragraph made me catch my breath and brought tears to my eyes. Just beautiful!

Tanya Brown said...

There's a beautiful girl-child! So perfect with her curly tendrils of hair and her play outfit.

I hope she had a lovely birthday and will have many, many more.

Pam said...

Oh, lovely. I want to be a granny!!! It's not fair!!!

Happy birthday, sweet five-year-old.

Wanderlust Scarlett said...

What a lovely blessing.

Happy Birthday to her, and cake to go around for all.


Scarlett & V.

meggie said...

She is so precious & beautiful!
Happy 5th to her!
And, it is true. Your own children are so special.
But Grandchildren just have a magic no one can imagine until they have one of their own!