a new year

it's minutes past midnight, barely into the new year, and my two babies are sleeping. after tucking my slumbering husband in on the sofa, I silently step to the side of the crib where my almost 5 month old is peacefully (for now) sleeping. as I take in his angelic face, I find myself smiling & falling in love all over again with my precious baby, who is no longer the newborn who came home with me from the hospital. he laughs & smiles & makes sounds & sticks out his bottom lip in defiance or before he scrunches up his face & cries. he has chubby cheeks & arms & legs & hands & little fingers that grasp & pinch. he is like a miracle, this little soul, who is the center of my universe & makes me smile with joy every day since his arrival into my life.
and as I sit and contemplate how insanely lucky I am at this moment, I realize that 2010 will be sure to bring even more joy as we learn & grow together.