Bigger Picture Moments: Always My Baby

Weary and worn from a long day of mothering, I sink into the soft cushioning of our couch.

My son, the one I still call my baby, who just yesterday searched my face with newborn eyes, walks out of his bedroom proudly holding his bedtime clothes.

I watch him struggle, one leg at a time.  Every ounce of this mother's heart wants to wipe that frown of frustration away and come swiftly to his rescue.

But I watch instead as this once a baby, now a toddler, tomorrow a boy determines to "do myself".

Then, with three simple words, he waves his flag of surrender.  "Mommy, you help!"

My heart swoons, not at the words spoken but at the meaning they hold; I am still needed.

Once dressed for bedtime slumber, he reaches out and wraps his arms around me, this all too quickly growing boy still longing to be held.

"Oh, my baby boy...Did you know, I love you so?"

"Baby in your belly!  I give him kiss!" he declares, as he leans down to whisper hello and gently kiss my ever growing belly.

And just as quickly, he reaches back for my arms, wrapped up in this mother's love that knows no bounds.

He may be discovering independence, testing his limits, and learning to spread his wings, but he will always be my baby.

And, for now, he still needs the safety of the nest before he soars away on his own. 

  Linking up with Sarah for this week's Bigger Picture Moments.

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