As I mentioned over on 511, today I took a little trip to Anthropologie. There I found some very cool things for the body and home but I also found something for my soul; As I walked through the store, pushing the stroller, I heard a song come on, one I'd never heard before, and it made ...
A right of passage.
Today, my daughter experienced Hair, the musical, for the first time outside of my uterus. I showed her the video that first got me hooked, their performance at the 2009 Tony's, and she loved it. Obviously. Because it's amazing. And because she's my child. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ozTHX5TsiI And after watching she sat quietly, introspectively for a few beats before saying ...
So, it’s bedtime,
and the little one has been washed and brushed and lotioned and jammied. But, as we were heading towards the bedroom, the finish line, she heard music playing from downstairs. And she perked up. "Dance party, please, mommy?" She wants to have a dance party with me. She said please. Now how can I argue with that? So, I guess tonight we will have a different kind ...
Amazing things.
Lately, it feels as if my daughter is doing new, amazing things every day. Every hour. Whether it is a new word or expression, a new number she is able to count to, a new connection she's made or memory she has conjured and expressed, I am finding myself constantly in awe of her and the speed at which ...
An Impossible-to-believe-“Dirty Dancing”-Moment, THE SEQUEL!!!
You see, tonight, as I was cleaning up dinner and picking up after the hurricane formerly known as my daughter, I put on "Be My Baby" by the Ronnettes, so that we could slow dance together. And as I held her, swaying back and forth, she grabbed my face and kissed me, right smack on the mouth. With her ...
Dear Baby,
Why did you take so gosh darn long to fall asleep tonight? Was it the 2 1/2 hour afternoon nap, snuggled up under the cool white sheets with Mommy as the fan whirred above our heads? Was it the extra few bites of Mama's key lime cupcake? Is a sugar high to blame? Were the songs from our ...
Hooray!
For pretty Summer days, For pretty gold toe-nail polish, For pretty rad outdoor dance parties to tunes from Rent, For pretty much everything about my pretty little dance partner.
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