Baby Belly Laughs
Blubber, blow,
bbbbbbbbbbbbb! I love the sweet soft smell of baby’s belly against my
face. The added reward is the deep baby-laugh of delight and the wiggles.
Ahhhhhh, life’s precious moments!
Did you have a favorite
song you sang to your children? Did
you make up any? You know that Cradle-comes-tumbling-down song is kind of
scary!
Our song was not a
lullaby; it was much too stimulating!
“He’s my baby and
I’ll hug him if I want to / Hug him if I want to / Hug him if I want to
/ He’s my baby and I’ll hug him if I want to…”
There is a growing
suspense here… then I grab and “HUG HUG HUG!!”
The verses ranged into
other verbs. He’s my baby and I’ll kiss him if I want to. I’ll
squeeze him if I want to. I’ll spank him, tickle him, love him!
They stood in line for
the chance to get loved! They
put up with this until they were teenagers.
Motherhood is a myriad of
pleasure to the senses. Well,
birth is the ticket to get there and that has it sensual aspect. But no
one will deny that breastfeeding, bath time, mudpie-making, fishing into
the pockets of young boys – now THAT is always an experience, is
pleasurable. These are other
stories yet to be told.
Jackie June 15,
2003