I held her...

Feb 20, 2009

For those of you following my journey, you may remember two things about me.  1.  I have a 6 year old niece that I raise.  2. One of my goals was to sit in those chairs that fold into a bag.  Well, because my niece plays soccer, I bought one of those chairs that held a significant amount of weight and when I bought that chair I was at the weight it held.  I used it through last soccer season and now this one AND it came in handy last night at the Mardi Gras parade.

Now that I've given you the history - here is the story.  I have always held my niece.  Awkward and uncomfortable, I have always found a way for her to be in my arms.  However as she has gotten older, it is not so easy anymore.  I have also always be envious of parents who's children climb up into their laps, snuggle in, and fall asleep.

Last night she was loving the parade UNTIL she got hit by the beads, then she was ready to head home.  Only thing is once you are at a Mardi Gras parade you can't leave until it is finished.  So, she had to cowgirl up and make the most of her evening. She did start to get sleepy and asked if she could sit with me.  (I am pleased to report that the chair's weight criteria is 50 lbs MORE that the two of us weigh together.  Yep!  It is realizations like this that help me to really understand how much weight I've lost.  But I digress.  So she gets in the chair with me, snuggles up, and falls asleep.  There I am holding my girl as she sleeps at the Mardi Gras parade - like every other parent on the parade route.  I am NORMAL!  Now some would disagree with that statement - hehehe - but heck at least I am normal where these circumstances count!  

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