genie out of the bottle

After watching "Mary Poppins" and having the idea planted that Papa can make a movie like that, Sevi, in something I can't say I get ALL that often, positively THREW her arms around me, saying "Papa, Papa, can we make a movie like that? Oh, PLEASE Papa PLEASE!" Just as sweet as can be. She imagines that we can actually do it, transport ourselves into a world of animation and magic. I remember feeling the same way. The birth of Escapism! She surely has a taste for it, which drives her that much more in the direction of the arts...or, as in my case, to dreamy distraction. Good and bad all mixed in.

smile!

3/17
we've seen plenty of those random, accidental smiles that one does from
babies, and that give a lovely preview of things to come. but tonight,
perhaps to acknowledge the leprechaun part of his heritage, i got my
first REAL smiles from hart! three was all he could muster
concentration for before he moved on to other concerns. kiss a cheek
-- smile! kiss the other cheek -- smile! kiss a cheek -- smile! kiss
the other cheek -- look of concern: what did i just DO? at five weeks
adjusted age (from his due date) he's right on schedule. he has plenty
to smile about -- as do we!

Smile for sure

Hart most definitely smiled two nights ago, and many times yesterday.
Hooray!!

smile

We think Hart may have smiled at Sevi at dinner tonight! First smile,
though not a certainty...

Icicles

Sevi was very preoccupied today breaking off the unusual icicles
hanging from the bumpers and underbellies of the parked cars on the
walk home from school. Some were over a foot long and needle sharp.

St. Patrick's Day

Sevi made a book from pages I stapled together for St. Patty's day. On the first page she drew a leprechaun type figure with big feet next to a scribble of gold, his pot. Then she drew the figure horizontal on the next page, next to the scribble.

Reading the story, she said "He died." How did he die, I said. "Somebody killed him."
"Oh that's awful, why would anyone harm such a nice person."
"I know, she said, it's very sad." (though clearly she played it up for drama, not really affected too much herself.
"But that's why they have the celebration," she said, "because he died."