Emma Steffen

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“Treasured” by Emma Steffen

Submitted to Contest #192

Three buckles on the carseat. Four on the Baby Bjorn. Chelsey pulls her son Max’s legs securely through the Bjorn’s leg holes, adjusting him onto her chest, pulling his sweatpants down to cover his pink flesh from exposure to the late fall chill. Four weeks into her role as a mother and things are starting to feel automatic, and she is feeling less and less like a babysitter everyday. Once she’s fitted his tiny cap on his head and has experienced a pang of guilt at not remembering who made him this particular knitted item, she opens th...

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