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the smallest things

June 27, 2013 By Talya Tate Boerner 11 Comments

he
was
happy
though he rarely slept
a newborn night owl
a young mother
who longed for sleep,
uninterrupted sleep
sparkling black eyes, awake,
wide awake
tucking his head underneath her chin 
they rocked through the wee hours
warm
downy soft
baby fresh
sometimes the smallest things
take up the most room in one’s heart

Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart. – A.A. Milne

talya

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The post is in response to the Write Tribe Prompt # 7: The Smallest Things Winne-the-Pooh quote.

Filed Under: Family, Life Tagged With: Tate Erickson

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Comments

  1. sulekkha says

    June 27, 2013 at 4:33 am

    My daughter was a night-owl too :)Loved your post, thanks for your lovely comment on my blog.

    Reply
  2. Talya's Mom says

    June 27, 2013 at 4:46 am

    Loved this.

    Reply
  3. Aparna says

    June 27, 2013 at 7:21 am

    Hi Talya…This is so sweet…Rock-a-bye-baby…sweet dreams…

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      June 27, 2013 at 1:07 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  4. Michelle Liew says

    June 27, 2013 at 7:31 am

    Really is the little things, indeed!

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      June 27, 2013 at 1:07 pm

      Thanks Michelle.

      Reply
  5. Bhavya says

    June 28, 2013 at 3:28 am

    Aww this us just so sweet ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  6. Afshan says

    June 28, 2013 at 3:43 am

    such a sweet post . yep moms dont bother about sleep less nights . They feel blissful just with kid in their lap ๐Ÿ™‚
    good one

    Reply
  7. Shilpa Garg says

    June 29, 2013 at 12:53 am

    Awww!!! This is so sweet! brought back some old memories!! ๐Ÿ™‚

    Reply
  8. Me says

    June 30, 2013 at 9:06 am

    Warm chocolate gushing out of brownie with love and filling my heart wali feeling…. ๐Ÿ˜€
    Thankeeeeee

    Reply
  9. Kathy says

    June 30, 2013 at 4:36 pm

    Oh, I remember long nights like this rocking my baby, singing lullabies, and wishing that he or she would go back to sleep but loving holding my baby close at the same time. Love this!

    Kathy
    http://gigglingtruckerswife.blogspot.com

    Reply

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