December 1, 2012

• “Daddies!!”

  Tim was out of town this week from Tuesday evening until the wee hours of Sunday AM.  During this time, Layla didn’t notice he was gone, even though he is normally very involved in her care from day to day.  Saturday night, she was tired and cuddly, and sitting on my lap at the computer.  She leaned back from me to point at my black rimmed glasses, and said, “Daddy’s!”, because they look kind of like Tim’s.  

  “Do they look like Daddy’s?” I asked her.  

  She looked at me thoughtfully for a moment, and I saw the dawning realization in her eyes.  Waaaaaaaiit a minute – where is that Daddy??  ”Down!” she insisted, twisting to get off my lap.  ”Down!”
  

  I let her down and she began tromping busily around the house, searching.  ”Daddies!!!” she called.  ”Daddies!”  She turned to look at me and said conversationally. “Daddies.”  

  “Yeah, Daddies.”  I nodded.  

  In the doorway of the living room, she stopped and beckoned me.  ”Come!  Come!”  

  Mommy dutifully got up and followed her into the next room as she looked around.  ”Daddies!” 

  “Where is the Daddy?” I asked.

  “Daddies!” she insisted, a little angrily.  

  “Daddy is bye-bye,” I told her.

  That was too upsetting.  She whumped down angrily and began to cry.  

  I carried her down the hallway to her room.  ”Daddy is in his car,” I said.  ”He’s in his car and he’s going to come home.”  

  She laughed happily.  This was good enough for her.  She settled down to the business of getting to sleep.

  Girl Baby loves her Daddy.  

  • 11:31 pm
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