Day 42: Baby Massage

At my six week appointment I was finally cleared for physical activity, my body having healed enough to get the stamp of approval from my ob gyn. Elated, I bee-lined it to mommy-baby yoga. My baby, however, was less thrilled. She spent about half the class complaining...loudly... about whatever it was that was bothering her. So it goes.

But there was one beautiful moment when she relaxed her face and smiled brightly up at me. I gave her a foot massage. Tiny little circles with my thumbs on her tiny little feet, and she was delighted.  I moved on to her palms, and then very gently over her temples and forehead. 

During this time, I imagined warmth and caring transmitting from my fingers to her body, each tiny movement an act of love. It was my attention, as much as the action, that made that moment so special between us.

Try giving your babe a little rub as a way of sharing your love.