Mister Finn has been talking a lot about zippers lately, except he says zippet instead of zipper. I started singing him Push It by Salt-n-Pepa, except instead of “Push It” of course we both say “Zip It.” He zips my sweatshirt up and down and says “Oh, zip it.” I say “Zip it good.” And [...]
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Zip It Good
Posted in Favorite Things on November 18, 2009 | 4 Comments »
It’s in the Intonation
Posted in Favorite Things on July 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I say to Mister Finn, “I love you.” And he says, “I la la.”
Favorite Things, #2: Hands Like Birds
Posted in Favorite Things on January 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Especially while nursing, A.’s hands flutter like gentle birds. They rest, alight, make sudden yet graceful paths through the air, rest. I say, “Lemme kiss your birds!” And then I kiss kiss kiss kiss these little hands like birds.
Favorite Things, #1: Milky Nursling
Posted in Favorite Things on December 19, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I love it when A. is nursing contentedly and then bobs off in a stupor, with milk on his lips and in the corners of his mouth, and dribbling down his face. Then the singing begins.