Self Delusion

I know I don't post in here very much, but this was important enough to make me want to.

Almost exactly a year after I got my little hand tattoos, a little more than a year after the day my Nico was supposed to be born, I have gotten my second set of tattoos for him.


(please forgive the odd shading and outline, the picture was taken seconds after they were done)

For those who don't know, those are the footprints of my little boy who was stillborn last year, at 8 months gestation. I was able to hold him and get all the momentos I could, including hand and footprints.

My line of thought: Around this time, I should be teaching him to walk, and talk, and eat more interesting food than pablum. So the feet are where they should be: on my feet, so he can learn to take steps.

Two comments on these tattoos: 1) they HURT like a sumbich to get. 2) it was more than worth it.