SOLSC 22/31: A Tale of Two Sweet Boys

Today I join my fellow bloggers in "serving up a slice" 

to the Slice of Life (SOL) community.

Thanks to Stacey, Betsy, Beth, Kathleen, Deb, Lisa, Melanie, and Lanny

for hosting this meeting place each day in March

and for nurturing our writing lives.

Alarm set for 5:15,
I wake at 4:45.
Sleep eludes me.
I grab my phone for
early morning slice wanderings.

I hear the shower downstairs
and so I head down
to make the requested

chocolate chip pancakes
for grown son's breakfast
before our early morning airport run.

Son answers

call from wife on east coast

who reports rough night 
with Teddy (teething time).
Her middle of the night
query in Teddy's voice, 
"Where's my Dad?"
And her answer, 
"He's the sucker 
who would hold 
you all night."

I love seeing my son's joy 
each time he's FaceTimed
with Teddy and wife.
This new role, him as Dad,
delights my mother heart!

And this morning

both of us watch

a sweet boy wrapped

in hooded towel

(nine month birthday today)
who escapes his towel
to crawl naked,
joyfully exploring his environment
without the encumbrance of clothes.

I spy the wet curls 
my son has described. 
Teddy examines shadows

across the room.

and then sits in striped shadow

to babble with Dad.

We bid goodbye to

sweet boy and his mama.

Such a pleasure

to be part of son’s

quick west coast visit

to meet new nephew, Jack!

Quick breakfast,

a couple of pics,

and grown-up sweet boy,

and his mama

and daddy

head to the airport.