It’s sizzling hot. The trees in our neighborhood are young and provide little shade. The mandatory day walks with our dog run short and behind the building shade.
The upside is that our building is wonderfully made, and there is a stone cold air as you open the entrance door. None of the apartments are equipped with AC. It’s just cool inside.
After a few days of very long mid day naps, Jackie started sleeping under an hour. Yesterday she woke up groggy, and came out in the living room quietly and sat on my lap. I put the computer down and daddy continued to work next to us. He is running at maximum capacity this week, 9 hours of straight work daily. He feels it, but the upcoming vacation gives him the extra boost of adrenaline.
So Jackie curled up in my arms, like a baby, I would gently swing her, rock her like a baby, and I could feel the weight of her limp body in my arms. So close to me, her heartbeat in sync with mine, slowing down… and I would take in the beauty of her innocent face. She is my baby. And we are buying back time with such moments. This right here is heaven. Daddy working hard, inches from us, work he enjoys and he is very good at, our puppy Rufus dreaming of chasing butterflies on my left, and my baby in my arms, heavy and limp, happy, resting.