Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Mostly Owen


Today I went into town to Lily's and Owen had just fallen asleep at her breast. "Can I hold him?" I asked. She let me. It felt so good to get my hands back on him, to hold him to me again. I cried.

Jessie was there too, that beautiful girl. Mean Aunt Jessie. She's so mean. Let me tell you how mean she is. She's so mean that she'd throw her own body in front of a truck to protect that boy. I know she would. But she is trying so hard to be mean. "Are all babies' penises that small?" she asked Lily.

And then both girls ganged up and were mean to me.
"Why are you always crying?" they asked. "Stop it!"

So I did and we went to see Uncle Hank at his office and give him some eggs. That Uncle Hank loves his Owen boy.



We used Hank's boss' office (Thanks, Denise!) for Lily to nurse Owen in because of course he was hungry after a ten minute drive.


Lily is knocking me out with the way she's taking care of her son with so much love and grace. Isn't she beautiful?

And then Owen needed a diaper change.


He really liked Denise's pencils. He was fascinated by them.

Jessie and I were fascinated by Denise's miniature beach. I've never seen one of these. Have you?


Why are miniature things so much fun? Miniature beaches, miniature donkeys, miniature humans.

It was a lovely day with Lily and Jessie and Owen and Hank. Well, except where I opened the car door and dinged the car next to us. Shit. That wasn't lovely. I had to leave a note. Now Mr. Moon has to deal with it. Like he doesn't have enough to deal with. Sigh. He's such a good husband.

I wish May could have come along with us today. I think she was working. Work, bah! I miss her.

I went to the Opera House this evening for auditions for the radio plays we're about to be doing. If you want to know what THAT's all about, go here. I wasn't auditioning. Kathleen and I ARE the Miller Sisters- the Foley artists- and that is THAT. We get to play with all the toys and make all the sounds effects. We get to do TWO avalanches this year! TWO! Hoo-boy.

So things are about to get busy here. Grandson, radio plays, garden, chickens, Mr. Moon. And there's another wedding we're attending in November. And then Thanksgiving and then- oh dread, oh damn, oh shit, oh fuck- Christmas.

Well. Anyway. There's always the possibility of that comet hitting the earth before Christmas.
But if it doesn't, it'll be fun to see what Mean Aunt Jessie gives Owen as a gift. Will it be a box of coal? A baby penis extender? (Seriously, I think Owen's penis is quite large for a young man of his age.) His very own pit bull?

Stay tuned. The fun never ends here in Lloyd.

23 comments:

  1. What a sweet boy!

    Oh fuck, Christmas, indeed. Let's worry about that later :)

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  2. Owen is so Owenish. So beautiful.

    And I want that little beach thing. It's what this old lady I know called "cunning."

    What's the matter with Christmas?

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  3. Bwahahahahaha "a baby penis extender." I just love you!

    Yes, Lily is gorgeous, and so is Owen. The way she looks at him pretty much sums up nursing. Nothing is important but Mama and baby.

    Also, I'm jealous that you get to make the sound effects! That always seems like such fun.

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  4. Ms. Moon, from another conversation--"a bait and beer fridge"? You might be a Texan. My only question is, how shrimpy does it taste?

    I'm with you on Christmas--too much, too hard, too long.

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  5. Ha! My naughty friend was speaking sympathetically of her son's tiny penis as I shushed her, poor child will be scarred! She says it may just be in comparison to the other two year old she looks after, apparently his is HUGE and has a curve in it.

    Baby penises aside, Lily looks beautiful. So well. And Owen is a perfect bundle of awakeness.

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  6. I love it when women ask if it's supposed to be that small; I always tell them "at least it's real skinny"!

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  7. SJ- Really. Let's.

    Elizabeth- Cunning is such a dear word. My grandmother used to say it. Let's bring it back.
    Christmas? Oh. Nothing. I just hate it.

    Ginger- Those sound effects are so fun. Everyone should get to do sound effects at one point in their lives.

    Kathleen Scott- Well, I was born in El Paso. But no, the beer doesn't taste shrimpy because the bait is kept in the freezer section. But still...

    Ms. Jo- Really. I should be shot for talking about Owen's penis. It is a lovely little baby boy penis and perfect in all ways.

    Magnum- You ARE the lucky fellow!

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  8. That first picture of you and Owen just says it all. You two are definitely in love! About that mini beach, I want one for my desk. I would definitely have to keep my eye on it though, because I work at FSU and all the students would be messing with it.

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  9. And then last night, May and I went and hung out with Owen and Lily and Jason, and a good time was had by all.

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  10. Lois- We ALL need a mini beach!

    DTG- Really? You got to see Owen without me? Damn.
    Well, I'm so glad you all had a good time and now I'm about to go to the dentist with Lily so I can hold Owen for her. I hope I have my baby-ju-ju- today. I can't stand it when he cries.

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  11. Mini beaches! Mini things would be perfect for an office. But here in the house I would expect nothing less than a full scale beach.

    Wait, I take that back. I can't stand sand in the house. That would drive me insane. Insaner.

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  12. You made me laugh with the comet before Christmas thing. That sounds very appealing.

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  13. Christmas, ugh. I am in denial; perhaps if I ignore it long enough it will go away.

    I can't say much about your Owen and the lovely pictures or I will weep.

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  14. I think Lily should have another right away :)

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  15. Geeze Ma, I can't believe you shared my very serious, personal question with the whole blogisphere about Owen's penis. Haha, actually, yes, I can very much believe that you shared that, and it's a good thing that Owen's not able to read yet, or cares about his penis size.
    Although I wonder if he can look back at these blogs when he is older.... That would be interesting.

    Thanks for always making me laugh Mama.

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  16. Oh, and by the way, I can't wait until Christmas! It means I'm going to be out of school! And I can spend more time with the family.

    Why don't you just skip the presents this year? That would be fine with me.

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  17. Love the photos, my dear Ms. M.

    Miniature things are BIG FUN! I want to adopt a primordial dwarf, because then I could have a miniature person to dress and love AGAINST HIS/HER WILL. Why is it always more fun to love the unwilling?

    The Moms said she will sew clothes for her primordial grandkid. You could knit that motherfucker a blanket in no time. It wouldn't have to be a whole lot larger than a damn bath towel.

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  18. God, he is so C-U-T-E!! How do you stand it??!!

    Ha! Jessie's so funny... We call them cannolli. I know it's super wrong to call it anything but what it is, but we do.. we also call it Willie..

    Holidays.. yea, "Oh FUCK"! is right. I think we are going to have to draw names this year. It's just all too overwhelming.

    Beautiful post, beautiful, children and grandbaby.
    xoxo m

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  19. My husband talks about missing that, how our baby boy would "paste himself" to us. And that's what Owen is doing with you in that picture. It's sweet. I feel my baby son from those days, looking at that picture. I understand the tears, I have them too. Thanks for sharing.

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  20. That little boy looks SO old and wise.

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  21. Erin- Don't ever move to Lloyd. The dirt here is not to be believed.

    Mwa- Quick, sudden death to all. No Christmas worries. Yeah, sounds good to me.

    Kori- He's so sweet.

    Steph- You think? I don't know. I can barely handle the joy of the one.

    HoneyLuna- Look- you say something funny around me, it's apt to get published here where tens and tens of people will read it. Besides, Owen needs to know how mean his Aunt Jessie really is. Christmas with no presents? Be still my heart.
    And it will be so nice to have you around, noodling and cuddling dogs and being Jessie, beautiful Jessie.

    Ms. Bastard- As always, you get right to the heart of the matter. Yes! Get a primordial dwarf! Whatever that is. Love her, love her, love her. She will be so lucky.

    Ms. Fleur- And Harley does love his cannolli, doesn't he? I have the picture to prove it!

    Glimmer- Yep. Mostly Owen is pasted to Lily but now and then he lets Grandmama paste him to her and I do love it so when he does.

    Aunt Becky- And so PISSED when he can't get the nurnies when he wants them.

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  22. Owen is absolutely beautiful. It amazes me how quickly he's growing in such a short time. I've been away a few days, and poof, the child looks so alert and aware, and in his eyes I see calm recognition. It's a beautiful thing.

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  23. He is NOT that big already!

    Thats all I have time to say now but, in case you didn't hear the shock & awe in my voice, reread it with shock & awe in your mind's voice. Or aloud. Whatever....

    Owen, the women...they LOVE strapping young men. You'll do fine.

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