BABY MINE

Melissa Rego, the former Aniceto, had always been my best friend.  I have never really had to share her.  I always had all her attention for gossip, stories, pictures, advice.  Melissa has a husband Nuno, but he is like a double best friend.  I confirm my actions and thoughts with him and always feel uncondtional love.  But now, Mel is preggers.  What a shock this is to my person!  I am so excited!  So Happy!  Worried for her health?  Enthusiastic for the future....it did cause me pause.  Life is changing.  QUICKLY.

I am so happy - so positively blissful - you can't imagine.  Unless you are the first, best, and prettiest aunt of baby R... JK!  R., There is a part of me that is sad because I feel time pass fervently through my fingers. I cried quite a bit.  Maybe for the end of an era, the happiness of new life or emotions I can not put words on that combine pure happiness with a tad bit of loss and double heaps of memories.  Regardless, my feelings about the new life about to enter my world are so pure.  I am so ready to embrace this little one with lessons of love, wisdom, and truth.

There is an old song Dumbo's Mom sang to him called "Baby Mine."  I am not a mom, but i do feel this baby is a part of me. 

Baby mine, don't you cry.

Baby mine, dry your eyes.
Rest your head close to my heart,
never to part, baby of mine

Little one, when you play,
pay no heed what they say.
Let your eyes sparkle and shine,
never a tear, baby of mine.

If they knew all about you,
they'd end up loving you, too.
All those same people who scold you,
what they'd give just for the right to hold you.


From your hair down to your toes,
you're not much, goodness knows.
But, you're so precious to me,
sweet as can be, baby of mine.