I had such an amazing morning playing with Mallory and her Mommy & Daddy.  I can just see her beautiful face in my mind's eye as she grows. 

Mallory is already crawling!  Mom and I talked about how she'll be walking soon.  It all goes too fast. 

Insomniac

Bare feet padding

down a carpeted hallway

she calls me

her tiny voice

comes to stand in the doorway

plump fingers

pull on fat pig tails

rub widening eyes

round belly pokes out of cotton nightie

toes on cold linoleum,

she considers thirst

uncloseted monsters

or watery nightmares

the best excuse

for being up this late

lips pout

she could always make me smile

so I,

hold out my arms

& she comes tumbling in.

~Esperanza Cintron from a Mother's Treasury