Friday, March 20, 2009

Farewell, dear friends

You've served us well. When two parents were bleary-eyed from severe lack of sleep, you swooped in and saved the day. You gently rocked (and vibrated) our precious babies for over 600 hours each, and yet, you never complained.

You were puked and peed on, and you came out of the wash looking brand-new every time.

The older children leaned on you countless times to say "hi" to their siblings.

As the babies got older, they tried to pull down your mobiles onto their heads. And you still stood strong.

I shudder to think what we would have done without you.

May you both rest in peace in A's parents' basement, until the time that someone else in the family needs you.

You will be missed.


3 comments:

Anne said...

aw...such love.

Monica said...

sniff sniff....gotta love those things!!

Angie said...

Just this morning Z asked me why M couldn't be in the baby swing any more. She gave him this crazy look as if to say "hello, I'm very big now, too big for a BABY swing" Can't believe the teeny bundles of love that used to be in yours are so big and outgrown now too!