Friday, September 3, 2004

Birthday

My sweetie pie Brook is turning 7 on the 8th. I cannot believe how the time has flown by. It seems like yesterday I was watching them cut her out. She was the sweetest baby, rarely cried. I took her in for her 6 week checkup and she had an ear infection, never cried or pulled at ear. I used to keep her while her mama went to work. One day after being off several days she brought her over and went to work. Brook did not want to eat. Now she was a good eater. I felt her little tummy (she was about 2 months old) and it was hard as a rock. She was straining to poop. Well I grabbed the old mercury bulb thermometer and greased it up and stuck it in. When I pulled it out that baby pooped for a good 10 minutes. I called her mama at work and asked her when was the last time she went poopy. She said she had not all weekend. I let her have it. She did not know better. Brook just smiled thru out the whole thing. She took her first step with me and said her first word to me. I fed her her first food. I saw her first when she was born. I have had all of her firsts. She said to me the other day when my mommy moves out, I am going to do like last time. I said what was that. She said stay with mommy some and stay at home with you some. I cried. She was barely 3 when that was happening. My world will fall apart when she leaves.

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  1. {{{{{{{CELESTE}}}}}}}} YOU AND I HAVE ALREADY DISCUSSED THIS, AND YOU KNOW WHAT I THINK IS GOING TO HAPPEN SO I DONT NEED TO REPEAT MYSELF, JUST KEEP YOUR CHIN UP BECAUSE I KNOW THINGS ARE GOING TO TURN OUT THE WAY YOU WANT THEM TOO.
    I KNOW HOW YOU FEEL, AND I KNOW IT IS BREAKING YOUR HEART. JUST KEEP THE FAITH.
    KIM.

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  2. Celeste, I hope things work out for you.  Brook sounds adorable and her birthday is the day before mine!!!! Must try to remember to send her a birthday wish.

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  3. Maybe it wont happen and she will stay with you forever. But I know that fear must be there constantly. ITs so hard . You have done so much. I pray you can find a way to deal with this. I dont know how. It must tear your heart out. Tell Brooke Happy birthday. The 8th is my Moms birthday too. Lori

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  4. ((((Celeste)))) Brook is so lucky to have you in her life! This entry is tugging at my heart strings!

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  5. You have been a wonderful grandma to Brook and she will never, ever forget you.  Your own daughter will probably need lots of help when she gets home, so I'm sure you'll get to see Brook all the time.  I think it will be important for you two to see each other a lot, because you are what she has known for all of her life.  Hang in there.

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  6. When Heather was six weeks old, I was 19 and very dumb.  The child would not sleep a whole night, it was killing me.  My mother took her for the weekend and when I got her back, I asked did she sleep and my mother said yes.  I wanted to know how, and she told me the girl was starving, that when she would drink her bottle she could hear the formula landing in her stomach so she added some cereal to the formula and the child was full and happy.  Well here I was thinking she could not have cereal until she was 3 months old.  That is what the posters on the clinic wall was saying, how was I do know otherwise? The child could have starved to death, because she was not getting cereal until she was 3 months old.  How pathetic.  

    With Celeste, I have to tell her things regarding her soon to be 2 year old.  I think once we go through stuff we forget that younger mothers just do not know what to do automatically.  At least I did not know and I am seeing that Celeste does not always know.  


    Will they be moving far away?

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  7. Oh no!  I guess I must not have been paying attention or else I didn't read far enough back in your J when I found it.  I just always assumed that Brook would stay with you.  I wish she didn't have to go.  I know you love her and she's obviously very happy there.  Sometimes I just wish I could make life work out different.

    Sammie
    http://journals.aol.com/ladydriversammie/MovinOn

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  8. Oh Celeste, she can't leave.....she will never leave you! I beleive that!

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  9. Oh yeah i forgot sing thisor me to her would you!
    Happy Birthday to you, happy birthday to you, happy birthdayyyyyyyyy dear Brooke, Happy Birthday to you!

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