Babies!

My work life is normally pretty boring. I work in the very back of the store at the dressing room, and when people come in asking to try on clothes I count their items and hand them a number tag. Doesn't get much more boring than that. The only time it gets exciting is when the occasional thief comes back with 1/2 clearance items, and 1/2 non clearance items and they decided to ticket switch. The other only time it gets exciting is when mothers and fathers with new born babies or toddlers come back!

Tuesday night while I was standing there behind the fitting room stand, coloring on a sticky note and being naughty, this vibrant couple comes into the fitting room with a small 7 month old baby girl. (: I couldn't help but smile the biggest smile at her. I have a soft spot in my heart for kids; I always have and probably always will. That's one of the reasons I am persuing NICU nursing. Anyways, that is a moot point right now. The mother went in the dressing room with some items and
the father stayed out in the waiting area with their baby girl, Lily. She was so sweet looking. She wore a pink polka doted skirt with tights and a white little shirt, and was chewing on everything she could get her mouth around. I talked to her father for a bit, just making friendly conversation about their baby and random things. The mother came back out and the father left to go look for some things for himself. She stayed in the fitting room with Lily and waited. As she was waiting, Lily kept looking at me and smiling. Her mother looked at me and said,
"Wow, she really likes you."
It made me smile so big. She came over with Lily and placed her little body on top of the fitting room stand and I got to tickle her and play with her. She kept drooling everywhere, which was a little gross, but she was still so adorable. She told her she had another son, and we dicussed how I wanted to have kids but I was afraid to take care of them at this age. She gave me some helpful little tips, and we truly enjoyed each others company. The father came back with a sweatshirt that didn't fit and then they left.
I understand that motherhood will be the biggest challenge I will ever face, but that mother had gone through some intense things and she still was managing to raise her daugher. It made me think that,
"You know what, I can raise a child, and I can do anything I set my mind to."