It is sweet to be on the receiving end of affection from a baby of which my energy and love I have continually poured into for more than a years time. I got a kiss! Several in fact, closed-mouthed even...pretty good for a teething baby that sees everything as a potential chew toy or slobbering vessel. During his daily romps he also likes to saunter over for a hug or two before going off again to play. Now every mother knows that these rewards are not necessary to our job, but I find them quite pleasurable.
In other news, Derek got me a Kindle 2 for Mother's Day (it just arrived). The tactility of dog-eared and well loved books will be difficult to let go of. Yet just as it occurred with my digital camera, it becomes much easier to move on when the replacement is so versatile, convenient, and exceptional. I am hooked and once again convinced that Theo will live and grow in a nominally- papered world. I will have to adapt some of my teaching techniques for that outcome. Once again, the science fiction of my childhood (think Trek pads or JL-'computer play Mozart, early period, something light and airy') is the reality of today or just 'stuff' as T will refer to it (mom, what's the big deal??). I'm still waiting for my personal food replicator (me-"dark chocolate cheesecake, lowfat, cold, and a large Stout with undertones of coffee and vanilla, 55 degrees.")
that a replicator order if i've ever heard one!!!
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