Mamaku #32
on the rug
in front of our hearth
Maddie’s first steps
Maddie took her first steps yesterday. From the foot of the couch she took a couple of shaky steps across the rug towards me and then fell into my arms, beaming. The first steps are no less amazing with the second child. They mark a moment that will never occur again, a moment that is one of the greatest privileges of my life to witness.
So wonderful to be making first memories like this here in our new home. Leaving our first nest, where we had our babies, and where we had made so many first memories with Ben, was bittersweet for me. Good to be fillin’ this den of ours up with the love light.