Diapering at 4:00 A.M.

Hyrum's parents are here at the moment and his Dad found a poem that he thought I might enjoy. I liked it so much and it suited the way I am feeling so well that I decided to post it here on the blog:

Diapering at 4:00 A.M. by Carol Lynn Pearson

I saw a calf born once.
It really was amazing
How soon (all tidied up by tongue)
He wobbled off
And the new mother
Went back to grazing.

But you, my little creature
At the top of the animal kingdom
You would lie in the pasture for months
And wave your fists and cry.

So here we are
You and I
Tied together in all
The bathings and the dryings
The pickings up and the puttings down
And the turnings over
The dressings and the undressings
And the powderings and the feedings
And the cleanings up of the comings out.

I know--
I know what it's all about
This disguised blessing of unavoidable touch
Spinning a thousand threads
That encircle us like little lariats.
And before you know it
We're caught.

Calves come for going.
But not--not my little ones.
The Lord thought it all up
This essential intimacy
And He called it good.

He created the heavens and the earth
And the seas, and the naked, needing
Infants crying to be held.
He thought it all up
This clever stratagem.

And yet--
I'll bet He smiled
When He thought about diapering at 4:00 A.M.

I am so happy to have a new little baby in the house. And there is NO DOUBT in my mind that I am LOVING having one baby and not two! Townsend and Emerson are being great big brothers and they love to rub his little head and give him kisses. He seems to like all the attention but is overwhelmed by the noise of his brothers sometimes.

Well, I hear the call of the hungry baby. I guess posting new photos will have to wait for another post. Thank you to all of you that have posted congratulations, I miss all my friends and wish you could all come over for some snuggle time courtesy of baby Julian:)