新生児の赤ちゃんの髪の毛、花びらのように柔らかい肌、新生児独特のにおい。時が経ってからも懐かしく、暖かい気持ちにさせてくれる思い出です。3人目ともなると当然のようにわかっているのですが、子供の成長は早いものです。その中でも新生児の期間は瞬きする間に過ぎ去ってしまうぐらい一瞬のように感じます。一瞬しかない至福の瞬間です。
This last August, my family and I welcomed our third baby girl, Lia Marie. Holding her for the first time felt a little bittersweet, as I'm fairly sure this is my last baby, and thus this is quite possibly my last time holding my very own newborn. Stroking her hair, touching her skin as soft as a flower petal, smelling her sweet newborn smell. Those are memories and sensations I will cherish forever. I already know all too well how fast it all goes by. A mere blink in the story of life. A little drop of heavenly pleasure.