Project 366: Days 64-70

"Joy is what happens to us when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are." -Marianne Williamson

64.366 "Mwah. Mwah. Mwah." you say as you make your stuffed sheep doll kiss your little sister.

65.366 Shortly after the baby was born, Mommy got cabin fever, so our first trip was to the Botanical Conservatory, one of your favorite places in town to visit. It was Baby's first trip.

66.366 After the Botanical Conservatory, we went to the local pizza shop where we got to sit in one of the cool window seats and you devoured your pizza.

67.366 It's not often you get to tour the city on foot....well, on Daddy's shoulders, which is probably a better view anyway.

68.366 "Super!" you told me after watching an episode of Daniel Tiger where he's a superhero. Then I realized I actually had some superhero capes. You thought it was the best day of your life being a "super" and even better with your tutu on. I think you're pretty super every day.

69.366 You often run over to your sister and name her body parts, "eyes, hair, nose, mouth," then a giggle as you say "diaper" (even though you still wear one). My favorite is the one you save for last. You squeeze her tiny hand, often too tight, and say in the cutest, tender voice, "paws." I correct you and tell you they're called hands, but you just smirk and repeat, "paws."

70.366 We were playing in your room when I noticed your finger was bleeding, and it wouldn't stop. So I ran you and your sister downstairs, somehow managing to control the spread of blood to just your thumb. We used at least 6 band-aids trying to clean you up, but you just kept squeezing your thumb into your palm so it would bleed even more. I wrapped a wet washcloth around it, and you would have thought your hand had fallen off. You were distraught, not that you were bleeding or that it hurt, but that I was trying to clean it up. At last, we managed to stop the bleeding and wrap a Strawberry Shortcake bandage on it, which I convinced you was a sticker.