The Mother Load: Terms of Endearment

Monday, November 06, 2006

Terms of Endearment

Overheard on the baby monitor this morning:

The Boy (in a high-pitched, sing-song kind of voice): I love you Baby Girl. You are sweet and lovely . . . and a baby . . . and a girl.

1 comment:

Anonymous10:54 AM
Good grief, you're up early!!!

Bubba greets his siter with: "you're just a baby!"

I prefer your son's greeting. ;)
ReplyDelete
Replies

Add comment

Go ahead and say it. You know you want to.

The Huddled Masses

"Francie", 14: eldest girl, precocious reader, inveterate talker, reluctant pianist, and Chairperson of the Ways and Means (of trying to get what you want) Committee.

"Fiver", 11: eldest boy, lover of Legos, Apple products, and schedules, on the autism spectrum, and Chairperson of the Health and Human Services Committee.

"Sally", 7: middle sister, unstoppable smiler, incorrigible lip balm wearer, continually taking care of her baby dolls and baby siblings, habitually dressed to the nines, Director of Children's Affairs and Activities.

"Bun", 5: middle brother, man of action, interested in anything loud, champion block builder, voracious reader and Chairperson of the You Fix It, I Break It. Again. Committee.

"Mopsy" 3, small-ish sister, playroom floor manager, likes to be in constant communication with the CEO, admirer of all royalty, especially princesses, and Chairperson of the Appropriations Committee.

"Baby", 2: baby sister, fastest stair climber, lightest sleeper, biggest laundry helper, quickest mess maker, and sweetest baby kisser in the corporation. Director of Energy and Efficiency Committee.

"Septimus", baby brother: our brand new employee, fresh from the Home Office headquarters, prefers face to face contact at all times, director of night shift operations, and new Chairperson of the Got Milk? Committee