Eleven / Durham Region Baby (Ontario, Canada)

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A few moments ago she finished her bottle with a slurp, pushed it away with both hands and feet, and slipped her head under my chin.

A sigh, and she is asleep.

There is a sudden release in my chest. It is no longer tight with the worries of life.

Baby breath, soft, sweet, milky on my skin.

She rumbles a little like the sound of an outboard motor idling under water.

We rock, gently, quietly in the chair my Mother rocked me in.

Her chubby fingers loosely grip my pinky.

She is warm and limp and soft and smells like honey and fresh bread and everything delicious and soothing in the world.

My Alice.

Eleven months old yesterday.

Walking, pointing, yelling, rolling, smiling, laughing, twisting, learning, go-go-going.

Growing.

Stop.

Rock with me.

Snuggle, sigh, sleep.

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On October 1st, 2009 at 5:42 pm, Kirsty said:
She is so lovely! Happy 11 months to you little girl!
On October 1st, 2009 at 7:01 pm, Beth said:
I may have commented on this before, but my son is just a two weeks older than your daughter and you have captured 11 months perfectly. (If you figure out how to stop them from growing let me know)
On October 1st, 2009 at 7:10 pm, Mom/Nana said:
Happy 11 months birthday our Little Star. Hope you got your card. See you and our Big Star tomorrow!
LOL
N&G
On October 1st, 2009 at 9:04 pm, Sarah said:
Holy, I can’t believe you have a first birthday at the end of this month!!! Craziness….. Happy 11 months happy girl!!!
On October 1st, 2009 at 11:48 pm, DoodlesMom said:
lovely.
On October 3rd, 2009 at 11:18 pm, Carly said:
Thanks, Beth! It’s so nice to hear.