Hungry Girl (Day #3)
To the uninitiated, this may looks like an average, everyday cute face. But it isn’t. This is a hungry face. The hungry face of a hungry girl. My hungry girl.
This hungry girl has an appetite unlike any I have ever seen. I’m not just talking about how often (so often!) or how much (so much!) she eats. I’m talking about HOW she eats. The gusto with which she consumes her food. The fervor with which she sucks and gulps and swallows.
I hope my hungry girl stays hungry. Long after we’ve left Life with a Newborn, long after she’s ceased to be dependant on me for her meals. Long after her belly is full, I hope she stays hungry. Hungry for passion, for knowledge, for deep and abiding joy. Hungry for Life.
Her mama could use some of that hunger. As much as I love this story I’m crafting – and as much as I enjoy the process of crafting it – there are moments when I wonder if I’m hungry enough to see it through. Sure, I’m hungry enough now. But it’s only day three. What happens when my hungry girl stops sleeping as well as she’s been sleeping. When she gets sick. When I get sick. When Husband gets busy at work and I get overwelmed with home. When Life with a Newborn stops being so sunny.
My hungry girl will be hungry regardless. Let’s hope her mama will be, too.
Katherine Wolf
Thursday, 28 January, 2010 at 14:41As I was saying the other night, a hunger and passion for creating beauty seems to be in the genes! She has that in spades.
Kristen @ Motherese
Thursday, 28 January, 2010 at 6:15Lil Mil is gorgeous, Lauren, but this, surely, you already know.
Hunger? Yes. Hunger is good for tiny girls and big girls both. Hunger is good for babies learning to eat and writers practicing their craft.
But I believe that other emotions, other instincts, will come into play for both of you, and soon. The hunger will remain, but will relax to a degree, and be joined by the satisfaction of mastery through practice.
erika
Wednesday, 27 January, 2010 at 21:49L- you are doing GREAT. it only gets easier…sounds like you should have a dozen kiddos. 🙂 you make beautiful ones!!!