Chewlee came to visit us this evening. She was dropped off around 7pm so her mother and daddy could go out and see a movie down in Gadsden. She was cute because she helped the Beast make some pumpkin cupcakes and the Beast let her frost them. She even ate two of them that I am sure of. She proudly presented me with one of the ones she frosted and watched me eat it. The frosting was also a pumpkin flavor but very mild. That surprised me a bit but it was good.
She also told me, sadly, that she knew when the new baby came, her mother would play with it and love it and forget all about her. I know that's typical of the way many older children feel when a new baby looms on the horizon but I told her that first babies were always, always special to mommies. That her mother would always love her even if she isn't always able to pay attention to her because new babies need so much looking after. I hugged her and told her that she was imagining things that would never happen. And she could always help her mommy out in a lot of little ways when the new baby came so that she would have some free time to spend with her. When she asked what things, I told her she could get diapers and wipes for her mother for example and she could always hold the baby or watch it when it was laid on a blanket on the floor. She just looked at me and said....but that's BORING! I told her new babies are only as exciting as SHE found them to be. But she would get more interested in the new baby when he gets a bit older and is learning to walk and talk. She can then start to play with him.
She just kind of shrugged. I know what it is. She's been an only child and loves her mother dearly. She really IS afraid her mother won't have time for her once the new baby comes. That they won't be able to cuddle any more and she so loves that. I'm her grandma and she knows *I* love her but even cuddling with me is not the same. But we do cuddle from time-to-time. She shows me just how she wants to cuddle so I am holding her right. Sometimes, when I fall asleep in my recliner, she will crawl in next to me and cuddle up. I love that. I wouldn't miss it for the world and I hope it's a long time before she outgrows it.
It's going to warm up here for a couple days then plummet again and they are promising snow flurries and then rain but the days will be too warm for that to be dangerous for us. Thank goodness! Stay warm, dry and drive carefully wherever you are. Love you all. **Hugs**
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