My Oruguita

On Friday, Ethan was singing "Dos Oruguitas" to Katharine, I caught a little bit of it on video before they switched to Smash Mouth, which wasn't as tender of a song, but anyway, I love the Dos Oruguitas song. It's so pretty and it's also fun cause we've been saying that Katharine looks like a cute chubby and squishy little caterpillar. We've had great fortune this summer so far and have some hungry hungry caterpillars in our house. They are eating and eating just like her. Something "inside her is growing..." (the English version of the song says that) It's just a lovely song and I've been listening to it as I hold Katharine and it makes me cry ~ 

Katharine was smiling and laughing at Daniel tonight, it was so adorable!

She is so little and so precious. Two parts of this song that remind me of other lyrics I love - "Don't you hold on too tight" = Brandon Flowers' song Between Me and You - "There's a power in letting go..." I want to hold on to her and I wish she could always be my baby! Just like I wish all my other babies were still here, but I can't hold on to them or keep them this way, but I can savor the moment and cherish the time I have, so I'm trying to do that - Katharine asleep this morning~

Another line in Dos Oruguitas is "...a world that turns, and never stops turning" which makes me think of The Killers Pressure Machine - "Every year goes by faster than the one before..." (And he mentions butterflies in that song too, that one can also make me tear up)

I feel so lucky to have had 13 beautiful babies. It's such a special time, I love it. 

It's so fun to stare and wonder at my little oruguita sleeping. I also love the line "Wonders await you..." As much as I love my babies, I look forward to seeing the wonderful young lady and woman she will grow into. This world is full of opportunity, and wonders await her! 

TWO ORUGUITAS - English version

Two oruguitas

In love and yearning

Spend every evening

And morning learning

To hold each other

Their hunger burning

To navigate a world

That turns, and never stops turning

Together in this world

That turns, and never stops turning

Two oruguitas

Against the weather

The wind grows colder

But they're together

They hold each other

No way of knowing

They're all they have for shelter

And something inside them is growing

They long to stay together

But something inside them is growing

Ay, oruguitas

Don't you hold on too tight

Both of you know

It's your time to grow

To fall apart, to reunite

Wonders await you

Just on the other side

Trust they'll be there

And start to prepare

The way for tomorrow

Ay, oruguitas

Don't you hold on too tight

Both of you know

It's your time to grow

To fall apart, to reunite

Wonders await you

Just on the other side

Trust they'll be there

Start to prepare

The way for tomorrow

Two oruguitas

Cocooned and waiting

Each in their own world

Anticipating

What happens after

The rearranging?

And so afraid of change

In a world that never stops changing

So let the walls come down

The world will never stop changing

(Never stop changing)

(Never stop changing)

(Never stop changing)

Ay, mariposas

Don't you hold on too tight

Both of you know

It's your time to go

To fly apart, to reunite

Wonders surround you

Just let the walls come down

Don't look behind you

Fly till you find

Your way toward tomorrow

Ay, mariposas

Don't you hold on too tight

Both of you know

It's your time to go

To fly apart, to reunite

Wonders surround you

Just let the walls come down

Don't look behind you

Fly till you find

Your way toward tomorrow

Ay, mariposas

Don't you hold on too tight

Both of you know

It's your time to go

To fly apart, to reunite

Wonders surround you

Just let the walls come down

Don't look behind you

Fly till you find

Your way toward tomorrow

💕

Dos Oruguitas - Spanish lyrics - 

Dos oruguitas enamoradas

Pasan sus noches y madrugadas

Llenas de hambre

Siguen andando y navegando un mundo

Que cambia y sigue cambiando

Navegando un mundo

Que cambia y sigue cambiando

Dos oruguitas paran el viento

Mientras se abrazan con sentimiento

Siguen creciendo, no saben cuándo

Buscar algún rincón

El tiempo sigue cambiando

Inseparables son

El tiempo sigue cambiando

Ay, oruguitas, no se aguanten más

Hay que crecer aparte y volver

Hacia adelante seguirás

Vienen milagros, vienen crisálidas

Hay que partir y construir su propio futuro

Ay, oruguitas, no se aguanten más

Hay que crecer aparte y volver

Hacia adelante seguirás

Vienen milagros, vienen crisálidas

Hay que partir y construir su propio futuro

Dos oruguitas desorientadas

En dos capullos bien abrigadas

Con sueños nuevos

Ya solo falta hacer lo necesario

En el mundo que sigue cambiando

Tumbando sus paredes

Ahí viene nuestro milagro

Nuestro milagro

Nuestro milagro

Nuestro milagro

Ay, mariposas, no se aguanten más

Hay que crecer aparte y volver

Hacia adelante seguirás

Ya son milagros, rompiendo crisálidas

Hay que volar, hay que encontrar

Su propio futuro

Ay mariposas, no se aguanten más

Hay que crecer aparte y volver

Hacia adelante seguirás

Ya son milagros, rompiendo crisálidas

Hay que volar, hay que encontrar

Su propio futuro

Ay mariposas, no se aguanten más

Hay que crecer aparte y volver

Hacia adelante seguirás

Ya son milagros, rompiendo crisálidas

Hay que volar, hay que encontrar

Su propio futuro