Remember, Remember…
November 17, 2006
There are so many things about Xander’s life that I want to remember, and not forget as he gets older. I want to remember how happy I felt when sitting in the rocking chair with him on a sunny day, just rocking and relaxing. I want to remember his “Wallace hands” - when he starts to get excited or upset he curls his fingers and wiggles his hands back and forth, palms up - an excellent rendition of Wallace from Wallace & Gromit. Even though it’s usually a precursor to a very loud wail, we love the Wallace hands. I also want to remember his Pinky and the Brain sleeping pose. On multiple occasions Xander has fallen asleep with his index finger poised on his chin (see the picture). Whenever he falls asleep like this, we say “Are you pondering what I’m pondering Pinky?” A classic line from this entertaining cartoon. I don’t know why we name his cute actions after cartoon characters, but it seems fitting. Best of all is his sleepy smile. Whenever he’s drifting off to sleep, whether he’s got a pacifier in his mouth, he’s nursing, or simply lying down somewhere, he gets this blissful little smile on his face for just the briefest moment. If you’re paying attention you can catch this adorable little smile, and that look on his face says that at that moment, he is entirely content with his world - it’s such a wonderful look. So, those are currently the things that I don’t want to forget. I’m sure there are more, and I’ll do my best to record them here so that 20 years from now I (and hopefully Xander) can look back on them with fondness.
Oh Sara…
Your post were so well written, so well said and right on…even though no children here yet I feel that same “routine” and frequetly recognize things I do that are similar to my parents…Keep enjoying all the little things…
Miss you and can’t wait to see you all next month!!
its PINKY PINKY PINKY PINKY and the brain brain brain brain
Cerebellum RIGHT… Cerebellum LEFT
BRAIN STEM BRAINSTEM
and thats my random Pinky and the Brain love for today
because any post that refers to P&tB deserves some random love.
he is just such a cute babe!
Hi Katie - I’m looking forward to seeing you as well! Isn’t a weird feeling to discover yourself in the middle of some routine that you recall watching as a child?