Oh, Baby!

Hello!  It's been a week since my last post.  I'm once again not goin into music stories.  Rather, I'm goin to simply share what's been bringin me some major joy.  My baby girl is 5 days away from her 1st Birthday.  It feels like she's been with us for 50 years (yes...I'm almost 37), while feelin like a blink at the same time.

I have a LONG way to go before I even come close to bein a good Daddy...but I'm workin on it!  Anway, lately Gracie May and I have been playin in some new ways.  One I couldn't get her to do was get into a box my band's new speakers came in.  That will have to wait.  As for now, these other versions are awesome.

Last week or so, I was holdin her, and she went for my glasses (a no-no!).  I brushed her hands back a few times, and she started laughin.  I then wrapped her over and around my shoulders, and brought her back in front of me.  She loved it!  We alternated her playfully reachin for my glasses and my brushin her hands away...and wrappin her around my shoulders. 

A few nights ago, Gracie May started crawlin towards the power strip and dvd player.  I said: "Excuse me!"  She'd laugh, I'd pick her up and bring her back, and she would crack up!  As soon as I put her down, she got back up...and the cycle went on and on.  After while she got used to my grabbin her to bring her back.  So she would stop, look back at me like: "Come get me!.", and laugh or just smile at me.  She was so excited, and her joy was blatant (and contagious!)

She has now done this game with Theresa and at Mom Mom and Pop Pop's.  Be it toward a turned off space heater, books under a coffee table, or even an empty water bottle...she goes for it and starts the game anew.

I also recently introduced her to the joys of the paper towel tube.  I showed her how to use it like a drum and telescope.  I put it up to my eye, and brought it to hers at the same time.  I simply put it over her eye and let her look through it.  Her smile and laugh are the most amazing sight and sound I've ever experienced. 

The kicker, though was today at the dinner table.  I picked the tube up, and started blowing in it like a trumpet or even a shofar (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shofar).  Gracie May either laughs or screeches when she really gets happy and excited.  The second she heard me blow this "horn" she screeched and said "DaDaDaDada."  Of course, bein me I did it over and over and over and over.........'til Mommy said I gave her a headache.  Either way...it was some serious fun and seriously funny!  The older Gracie May gets, the more she enjoys her life...and the more Daddy does too.