Fond memories. ( Archived) (8)

My son Steven is 23 now but when he was about 3 months old my then wife and I went to a fast food restaurant one day. It was in the summer and Stevie was only wearing a fresh diaper and a little polo shirt. We got our food and sat next to a lady who was at least 80 years old. Stevie was on my lap and I could see out of the corner of my eye the old lady looking at him and smiling. Finally she said "It's been ages since I held a baby."
I looked at my wife and she looked at me. It was one of those moments when words weren't needed to convey a message. I got up with little Stevie and gently put him in the ladies arms. She wrapped her arms around him and her face seemed to light up with a huge smile. She said "oh how I miss that wonderful smell of baby powder and baby shampoo, it's been so long." I smiled at my wife knowing that I probably just made this ladies day and gave her a memory she would probably remember the rest of her days. Stevie was a people person almost from birth so I was sure he wouldn't object to being held by a stranger. I let her hold him for about 5-7 minutes and said, "He can get a little heavy" and took him back. We ate our lunch and chatted with the lady and she thanked us several times and we left. I never saw her again. It's funny the things you remember isn't it?