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He left my side to be with her. When he came back she was in his arms and he gently kissed her before he laid her beside me on the operating table.
Just minutes old, delivered by c-section because of the tumor that grew alongside her, this little girl had already received her first kiss. She will never remember that kiss, the tenderness it was given with, the stillness of the moment in that busy operating room but the love, her Daddy's love, is something that will always stay with her.
As night fell we were finally alone again, just the three of us, and he came to sit on the bed beside me while he held our little girl, then he leaned over, placed her in my arms and gently kissed me.
I watched my husband become a Daddy that afternoon. I saw the tenderness and fierce love in his eyes deepen to include our baby. From that day forward I would have to share this man with our beautiful little girl. I really didn't mind, because as I watched him hold her and gaze lovingly into her tiny infant face, hover protectively whenever the nurses came in to check on her or proudly show her off when someone else came to congratulate us, I fell in love with him all over again.
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This post is an entry to Scribbit's monthly Write Away Contest... If I win I'll get some Starbucks... yummy!
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
First Kiss
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17 comments:
That is so sweet!
That is a beautiful story and a beautiful piece of writing. It made me tear up a bit.
Alright..I know I'm a guy and everything, but this post did to me exactly what it did to Kristine. Of course, if anyone ever asks I'll deny it, but it's true.
I cannot wait to share in that same love and excitement here in a few months.
Jenn,
I love this post, both because it's well written and because it's so true. We had our baby girl 14 months ago, and you've captured that special love a daddy has for his baby girl. Nice job.
Clint
That is so sweet!
I'm glad you are all enjoying it... I had fun writing it and when I re-read it this morning after it posted I teared up a bit too.
Arthur - your day is coming... we want to hear all about it :)
Clint - Thanks! I'm glad I was able to write something that prompted you to comment. It's easy to capture that love between a daddy and his baby girl because I have it with my daddy too - there isn't anything quite like it!
What a beautiful, moving piece!!! I'm so glad I followed your plurk and read it. ;-)
*smiles*
MicheleT
I didn't tear up. No I didn't. Uh uh. Quit saying I did. I'm a macho man. Whatever.
Touching. I can't imagine the love a parent must feel for their child. If those aren't moments to live for, I'm not sure what it.
I followed the link from Scribbit, and I am glad I did. Your story made me tear up! I remember watching my husband become a Daddy, too, and it was like nothing I've ever seen before.
What a tender post, nothing like a father and his new baby to melt your heart.
This is beautiful. And you know, I imagine that her heart will always remember that kiss.
Steph
Moving post - I assume also that the tumor was removed and everything is ok.
Oh that brought tears to my eyes. I too remember watching J hold Kayla for the first time. My favorite moments now are those watching him and his girls. The 3 of them adore each other. I hope you win!
I was not present when my daughter"s father gave her her first kiss, I do, however, remember him coming to me in the recovery area after my own c-section all teary eyed, and the only thing he could muster without sobbing as that she was so beautiful and tiny and she grabbed his finger and looked right at him. I got to share in his joy 5 hours later when they finally brought me to the nursery to see my little girl.
I have goose bumps. Thanks for sharing that beautiful piece of writing.
Nothing like a daddy's love to win the heart of the mommy all over again . . .
Beautiful!
That is so incredibly sweet...love in every form is the most beautiful of all emotions!
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