on a softly lit morning

this morning, my girls woke up early. but it was okay, because i had been up earlier.

we went back to my bed and curled up on the mattress pad (the sheets were already in the washer). diane had a feast of her fish mobile while madeleine adorned her with mardi gras beads. then, madeleine snuggled up next to me (she is so good at that) and chattered away until her words gradually turned into made-up songs. as they often do. i became diane's jungle-gym and the moment was complete.

motherhood surrounded and enveloped me.

i bottled up the moment tightly and put in on a shelf in my mind. i will pull it out on days when they are growing up too fast.