Day 24
claire
Claire was born in Colorado, and when she was born, I was in Oregon. She was very small when she was born, and I was very worried. At the time, I was living my friend-with-the-most-beautiful-name: Blossom Blueskys. Blossom Blueskys is a nurse and she takes care of mamas and new babies, so when Claire was born and I was so worried, it was very fortunate that I was living with the nurse Blossom Blue, who gave me a lot of hugs and told me that Claire and her mama would be okay. Guess what… She was ok!
I guess I should explain that Claire’s mama is my sister, Hannah, so Claire is my niece. Nieces are incredibly special, I have five of them, and I love each one of them very much, but I love them each for different reasons. I love Claire because she is so strong, and she knows what she likes. This makes playing with her easy, because she always knows what she wants.
Tonight, I am writing this in Claire’s brand-new bedroom, near a lake, in a beautiful neighborhood that she already loves. She has the most spectacular bunk bed, full of soft and beautiful creatures, which are keeping me company as I write on the bottom bunk. (She sleeps on the top, of course.) My favorite creature of Claire’s is a very large, very long caterpillar that is multicolored. It is taller than she is.
Whenever I am with Claire, I remember what a magical experience being an Auntie is. I get to experience what it feels like to be precious to someone. This is an amazing experience and I highly recommend it. (If you do not have sisters and brothers to give you nieces and nephews, surely you have friends with children who can never have too many aunties or uncles!) In fact, I have other honorary nieces that I think of often and hope are well, including the lovely daughter of the friend-with-the-most-beautiful-name, who also has a beautiful name: Tiger Lily. I hope that all of my nieces are well and loved tonight.
