hi. i'm aunt jelly.

that's him. my nephew.
malaki.

he is about 6 months old now.
and i love him with every sense of the word.

he constantly smiles.
me and cody woke him up after a ten minute nap and he just giggled.
and raised his arms to be picked up.

i hold him underneath my arm like a football.
and i throw him in the air.
my brother gets so anxious about it.
but i do it anyway.
and malaki laughs like a beast.

he knows me by my lip ring.
and the pink hair.
and by the name "aunt jelly".

i noticed the other day that his eyes...
they are turning gray.
just like mine.
and it makes me smile.

and if you look in those eyes, it's awesome to know there is a person there.
just waiting,
waiting to speak.
waiting to examine and listen.
waiting to grow.
waiting to learn.

already knowing how to love.