David: Post Chicken Dance

After David does the chicken dance to 'get naked'...it's bath time! 

All three nights that B, C and D were here I spent bath time with Carrie and David. Definitely one of my favorite parts of the visit. Britt always knew how much I wanted to spend this time with the little man, so she just offered to do the dinner dishes and said, "Emily, do you want to go help with David's bath?" So very nice!

I got to help with bathing a bit, and also lathering Mr. David up with lotion for his dry skin. 

He's very serious about his baths! And about this wash cloth. It feels soooo good on those sore gums.
Yeah, all clean! No more peas from dinner all over his face. Someday when he is older and not listening to his Aunt Emily, I will have to tell him I bathed him and washed his little bum so he'd better not talk back to me! :) Just kidding!

Look at him in his little sleeper! 

After his bath, Carrie nurses him, reads to him, and sings to him. Watching Carrie as a mother was really an amazing, amazing gift. I know my friends are wonderful and loving mothers. But seeing Carrie in action and meeting David is something that I'm still in awe of.  I'm still spending my days missing them, picturing his smile, hearing Carrie sing to him. 

David is such a joyful, good-natured, happy baby. Carrie is such a calm, loving, gentle, patient mother. She mothers with the grace I can only hope to have if I get the chance to be a mom. I am not sure there is another word to describe watching them together other than simply BEAUTIFUL.

Every time I think of them, I get teary-eyed through my smile. I miss them already. And I don't know how I'll wait a whole year to see my little man again. I'm so incredibly blessed that Carrie makes such an effort to keep me in her life, and now to make her child a part of my life too.

I love you two so very much,

Emily

P.S. I warned you all I'd be blogging a lot about David in the week following B, C and D's visit!