Scent of a boy
Is it insane that I love the smell of my son so much that all I want to do when I hold him is bury my face in his hair and breathe him?
It's not just his hair, it's all of him. His skin, especially his cheeks and hands (when they aren't covered in something sticky) have this sweet aroma that is so intrinsic to him that it just puts me in this happy peaceful place. It's definitely him, and not any sort of lotion or shampoo or soap or anything. I thought it was a baby-type smell when he was younger, but as he's gotten older, it's just gotten stronger. And stragely, Alli doesn't really have it. I think maybe that she has her own scent and I just haven't learned it as well, or it just isn't as well-matched to my biology (What? Don't worry, I don't really know what I just said either ...)
Maybe since Ben's scent got stronger as he got older, hers will too? Or maybe Ben is a special smelly snowflake and it's not normal for children to smell so good. Recently, I've been wondering just how much longer I'm going to be able to do this before he tells me I'm weird for breathing him and rolls his eyes at me. With my luck, probably not long. Seriously though, even then, if he still smells this good, I'll just save it for when he's asleep.
I'll love you forever
I'll like you for always
As long as I'm living
My baby you'll be
It's not just his hair, it's all of him. His skin, especially his cheeks and hands (when they aren't covered in something sticky) have this sweet aroma that is so intrinsic to him that it just puts me in this happy peaceful place. It's definitely him, and not any sort of lotion or shampoo or soap or anything. I thought it was a baby-type smell when he was younger, but as he's gotten older, it's just gotten stronger. And stragely, Alli doesn't really have it. I think maybe that she has her own scent and I just haven't learned it as well, or it just isn't as well-matched to my biology (What? Don't worry, I don't really know what I just said either ...)
Maybe since Ben's scent got stronger as he got older, hers will too? Or maybe Ben is a special smelly snowflake and it's not normal for children to smell so good. Recently, I've been wondering just how much longer I'm going to be able to do this before he tells me I'm weird for breathing him and rolls his eyes at me. With my luck, probably not long. Seriously though, even then, if he still smells this good, I'll just save it for when he's asleep.
I'll love you forever
I'll like you for always
As long as I'm living
My baby you'll be