It's the little Things

It's the little things in life that jump start you, I believe. My niece, Caitlyn was born two weeks ago, beginning of November. She was supposed to be born the end of December. So she is in a neo-natal ward at 3 lbs 12 oz. She is doing very well but the initial shock of seeing little tubes hooked to her and oxygen being pumped into her to keep her little lungs open and working is just that- a shock. She is sooooo tiny. She reminds me of a kitten, with the tinest of heads and the darkest of eyes when they open. She (Caitlyn) puts life into perspective. We can go to work, caught up with deadlines, having a rotten day, yet one little tiny hand touching yours or just the thought of it makes everything else better. I've always said my job in this world is to Mother. Some people are techno savy, some great with business, me-I could just sit in a rocking chair all day and put a baby to sleep, or feed them a bottle. I have 2 brothers, I'm the oldest and they are 9 and 15 years apart from me, so I've had a lot of practice. So even when I get my very first speeding ticket a block away from my house. The irony being it took me an hour and twenty minutes to get that far. And no he didn't let me off of it, it certainly is not like that in the movies. But to get back to the point, even with a crappy day like that, the thought of little Caitlyn makes everything clear. There are so many other things in life to worry about, first breathes, tubes being removed, first bottles, first diaper changes, first touches, laughs, etc that one cop with a hit list getting a chunk of my christmas money doesn't really matter in the larger scheme.