1 Mother 2 Another

The other night it was pretty cold and
Cora wanted to wear footie pajamas to bed. We went through her
pajama drawer only to discover that every pair of footie pajamas -
size four for a four-year-old - was too small. Doubtful, I opened
the size five tub and drew out a pair of fleece footies for her.


They fit.


There she stood in her size five pajamas, my baby, looking
impossibly big and impossibly babyish at the same time.


How does this always happen when my back is turned?