Head and Shoulder, Knees and...
...Toes.
In the grand scheme of things, toesies often get left out when people list loved body parts. They're like the percussion triangle player in a rock band: essential to the overall sound of the song, but never invited to the after-parties.
Margo's toes are very distinctive. They drew attention to themselves immediately after birth. We feel that she will be able to pick things up with them as she gets older, and not simple things like Kleenexes or pencils, but larger, heavier things, like remote controls and ball pean hammers.
And now the ballad of Margo's toes has been sung.
Today was a good day. A trip downtown to take part in a drop-in for new mothers. Turns out that Margo now weighs 9 lbs, a nine ounce gain since birth. We walked back with the stroller, took in some fresh air.
Here's a photo of La Bella Donna and Child. This is a pretty common site around the house, because Donna has a calming effect on the baby. If you enlarge the photo large enough, you will see that Margo is wearing her "I Love Mommy" onesie. Fitting. Mommy has even been able to get not only a smile, but a laugh, out of Margo. Just the once, but more to come, I'm sure.
I made mention to "MarMon" the other day. MarMon is Margo's monster name. First syllable of your first and middle name put together usually makes for a pretty good monster name, especially if you pronounce it like a Klingon, or like the bad guys from early period movies like Ben-Hur or the Hunchback of Notre Dame. In this case, MarMon is the scion of MichFra and DonLyn. It started in utero, when MarMon would spend the day kicking Donna from the inside, angered by Mom eating something that Margo wouldn't like. "MarMon does NOT like cumin, and will vent her anger on this bladder for the next 83 minutes. Argh! ALL HAIL MAR-MON, BLADDER SLAYER!"
Sometimes, MarMon comes back to visit.
Sometimes, Margo shines through.
Sometimes, we focus on toesies.
- Michel
In the grand scheme of things, toesies often get left out when people list loved body parts. They're like the percussion triangle player in a rock band: essential to the overall sound of the song, but never invited to the after-parties.
Margo's toes are very distinctive. They drew attention to themselves immediately after birth. We feel that she will be able to pick things up with them as she gets older, and not simple things like Kleenexes or pencils, but larger, heavier things, like remote controls and ball pean hammers.
And now the ballad of Margo's toes has been sung.
Today was a good day. A trip downtown to take part in a drop-in for new mothers. Turns out that Margo now weighs 9 lbs, a nine ounce gain since birth. We walked back with the stroller, took in some fresh air.Here's a photo of La Bella Donna and Child. This is a pretty common site around the house, because Donna has a calming effect on the baby. If you enlarge the photo large enough, you will see that Margo is wearing her "I Love Mommy" onesie. Fitting. Mommy has even been able to get not only a smile, but a laugh, out of Margo. Just the once, but more to come, I'm sure.
I made mention to "MarMon" the other day. MarMon is Margo's monster name. First syllable of your first and middle name put together usually makes for a pretty good monster name, especially if you pronounce it like a Klingon, or like the bad guys from early period movies like Ben-Hur or the Hunchback of Notre Dame. In this case, MarMon is the scion of MichFra and DonLyn. It started in utero, when MarMon would spend the day kicking Donna from the inside, angered by Mom eating something that Margo wouldn't like. "MarMon does NOT like cumin, and will vent her anger on this bladder for the next 83 minutes. Argh! ALL HAIL MAR-MON, BLADDER SLAYER!"
Sometimes, MarMon comes back to visit.
Sometimes, Margo shines through.
Sometimes, we focus on toesies.
- Michel
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