It's easier for me to describe Sage than Eliza because Sage can talk. Sometimes merely relaying the words she says is sufficient to illustrate my crazy, sweet little three-year-old. It's a little harder to paint a picture of Eliza by use of her daily dialogue. [Although, maybe all her thoughts each day are occupied and consumed with Dora, Sage, Dada, Mama [not in that order of importance, I hope!] ducks, dogs, food and sippie cups ["more"], shoes ["sh"] and cell phones ["hello"].
Here's a special moment I want to preserve beyond the span of my short mommy-memory (a few hours at best). This morning as I was doing an early round of email checking (instead of getting ready for our car trip today to Arizona like I should also be doing now) I realized Eliza was standing next to me, softly stroking my elbow as she happily watched a Baby Einstein about ducks. (She has always loved to rub my elbow--especially right before she goes to bed and when she's nursing.)
A minute later she noticed the cell phone sitting on the desk, and she grabbed it. From the expression on her face, which was priceless, this clearly was pure bliss to her. Who knew that elbow rubbing+ ducks+cell phone+mommy= baby heaven?
And now, once again, I succumb to list-making as a favorite means of preserving memories quickly. (Only permissible today because I'm really supposed to be packing.)
A few of Eliza's other favorite pastimes:
- putting necklaces or purses around her neck (One day I found her wearing a cord that connects the camera to the USB port.) She loves "girly" things much more than Sage.
- pulling out all the wet wipes from a container while I'm not looking
- putting little scraps of toilet paper or wet wipes in the toilet and trying to flush them
- playing with anything Dora- or Diego-related, chanting the whole time "Dora" or "Dupah," as it has morphed into recently
- feeding ducks and watching dogs
- sucking on toothbrushes (anyone's and everyone's)
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Eliza the elbow rubber. That will always remind me of her little sweet personality. She has just as much character as Sage; she just is a lot quieter!
PS. Just don't let Eliza suck on toothbrushes Sage has used for special purposes. If you know what I mean.
Are you really coming to AZ? HOORAY! I hope we can see you while you're here! I really need to meet this Eliza. Honestly, that list could totally be directly applied to my Tucker- those are his favorite things! He's never rubbed my elbow, but he did always rub my forearm while nursing. Ella would say "he's doing softies Mama." He's still my softy, cuddley boy. And he's not necessarily into "girly" things, but he does love to put anything and everything around his neck. "Doewa" and "Eggo" are his favorite characters, and some of his first words, as well. And I hear the toilet flush a million times a day- I swear it's his favorite pasttime. Seriously- all those things are totally Tucker too. Maybe he'll marry Eliza someday. Eliza Mear. . . . I like it. :)
This blogging thing is addictive isn't it? I think Eliza sounds precious. My second is my tender soul as well.
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