Never have I seen such immediate and unabashed love between two people. Soon they were speaking their own language and having quite the spirited conversation. Might I mention that Bumbers is a mere two months old and does not speak, has no vocabulary that I know of, and his sounds are basically just squeaks and squawks while waiting for food or filling his diaper (no offense, Bumbers' mom). But with Uncle Scott, a star was born. Fully formed baby sentences (well timed squeaks with inflection, inspiration, and conversation) burbled forth. Uncle Scott seemed to know just what he was talking about. They went back and forth like this, telling each other all kinds of guy secrets, for about twenty minutes.
During which time, they stared intently into each other's faces, mesmerized.
There were jokes.
Animated stories.
"Oh, wait 'til you hear what she said next!"
And total, absolute admiration.
It was quite lovely to behold. Uncle Scott's dinner got cold while this transpired. And Mom (formerly known as "Laurel") had a whole dinner, hot, from start to finish. And went back for seconds. And then wandered around the living room a bit, not sure what to do with herself and her newfound mere moments of not being ON CALL 24-7.And then, as quickly as it began, it was gone. Bumbers caught a glimpse of Mom. Then realized, "Hey, I haven't eaten in at least a half hour!" The back arched. The howl erupted. And the moment passed.
But oh, was it a sight to see. I imagine Uncle Scott and Bumbers have a long and beautiful relationship ahead of them. I am thinking two weeks every summer at Snyder Camp for sure. Surfing, hiking, how to walk the dog or roll a sleeping bag or make a campfire, arts and crafts, quiet time, floating in the swimming pool....oh the possibilities.
~Aunty Ally (awed observer, with a little mist in the eyes, ahem)
5 comments:
Beautiful post Ally! Well written and from the heart. You plucked at my heart strings well and full!
Man Allison! That is the best post EVER!! The words, the pictures, all of it. And I know exactly what you are talking about. I remember that same kind of moment with my first daughter and my dad. That's the good stuff :)
The look on Scott's face is just beautiful!
This is such a sweet post. You really got some great pictures. Very touching.
Nice, Allison, to read of such a lovely and immediate connection between man and babe. You are always welcome to use whatever I post, by the way, it is free and floating if I put it on the blog, I figure. I surrender all rights. :) I hope your summer is going well, although it sounds terribly busy... I am back in Houghton, wandering around in the woods looking for birds and bears, and trying to handle a mountain of work before the fall semester begins.
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