The Email

Dear Zoey,

I got an email from your dad a couple days ago:

Hi Ellie,

I wanted to write this email yesterday when I got into work, but got distracted. Anyway, it's just a quick little "story", but will hopefully put a smile on your face.

Yesterday morning was much like any other. Zoey woke up and started calling "mommy-daddy-daddy-mommy-daddy!". Frankly, I don't know why she calls for mommy at all since it's always daddy getting her up in the early morning. But I digress...

Anyway, I entered the room, and she smiled. I said my usual morning greetings, and then proceeded to lift the cutest babby in the world up out of her crib. She threw her arms around me and rested her little babby head on my shoulders. This is how all my days start, and sometimes these few seconds are the best part of my day. We got some milk from the kitchen and headed to the living room where she sipped the milk from her Minnie cup through a straw. After she polished off the milk, I saw that she was in need of a diaper change. So I laid her on her back on the living room floor and started the process (thankfully it was just pee-pee). As I was changing her, I saw her look up towards our bookshelf, point her finger, and say "Elmo! Elmo!". I was puzzled for a microsecond, but as soon as I glanced up I knew immediately she was looking at "The Kiss" picture.

I responded, "Yes, that's EL-LEE! EL-LEE!".

Zoey: "Touch! Touch!" (Zoey uses "touch", "hold", "reach" interchangeably, but they all mean the same thing).

The picture frame was within reach so I grabbed it and gave it to her. Zoey smiled broadly as she held the frame in her hands. She then took the picture to her babby face, and gave the picture a kiss. Awwwwwwww!

Now, before you get too excited, know that I caught Zoey kissing herself in the mirror for a good 20 seconds the other day. It was a big make-out session. She is vain and often likes to stand in front of a mirror and marvel at her own beauty. So it is certainly conceivable that she was kissing herself in the picture. Having said that, she did shout "Elmo! Elmo!" when she asked for the picture frame, so odds are...the kiss was intended for you.

Hope you have a great weekend!

-Ali

You call me 'Elmo' and as thrilled as I am that you have a name for me at all, I can't wait for that name to pass.

I love you.