Baby's First Valentine

Just in time for Valentines!

​Once again, one of Susannah Hill's fun holiday-themed contests is getting the kidlit community's creative juices flowing. Between now and February 14th, enter a 214-word max story for the chance to win one of many fabulous prizes. [Check it all out here.]

The gist of the rules is that it must be 1) Kid appropriate, 2) Valentine themed, 3) incorporate this year's prompt/concept, which is skepticism, 4) and be a real story, with a beginning, middle, end.

I don't know how well I did with the story arc aspect.  But even so, I had fun with this little piece, which is a love letter to newer parents everywhere.

What do you think? Drop a note and let me know in the comments if you relate to this one.

Thanks for reading!

Baby's First Valentine​
by
Carrie Karnes-Fannin

Description: Toddler in yellow dress is being chased by toddler in dinosaur onesie, against a pink background. Heart confetti floats down all around them. (Illus. composed by me with Canva.)

You
might not believe this
​right now...
 
You
might not feel it,
with my small, sticky hand flung
across your face, with just one hour left
to sleep.
 
You
might be pressed
to imagine this as you discover the two bites
I took from the very last piece
of double-chocolate
pie.
 
You
might not see it,
while you scrub those knee-high crayon marks 
from the bathroom wall.
 
You
might not believe this
right now,
but...

...I love you.

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