Daniel put the baby down to sleep,
-Today Bri was frightened by an unfamiliar face in our apartment
But she woke up.
-She was on the floor for some crawl time
I helped her lay down again,
-She looked up, noticed him and thought of crying
rubbed her back,
-Instead she began to crawl toward me
turned on music and heartbeat sounds.
When none of it worked
-He spoke to encourage her, but it only frightened her more.
I figured I was part of the problem so I left
- She began to cry and crawled better and faster
She began to cry, loudly and she tried to speak
- She slipped a few times, but kept going
Then suddenly the cry seemed closer
- I leaned down to encourage her
I wanted to run into her room, but I had asked Daniel to go check on her
-I put my hands out
Daniel beat me to her
-She put each of her tiny hands in each of mine
I stopped to let him handle it
-She lifted herself to her feet with my help
Daniel yelled to me down the hallway
- I picked her up and held her
"She was standing"
Bri needs me.
I inspire her to press harder.
She thinks it'll be alright if she can just get to me.
Today, for the very first time, I felt like a mom.
