Every day as we leave his school, Carlos asks to stop and see the babies. We stand in the doorway of the infants room and Miss Morgan lets Carlos say hello to the babies as they bounce in jumpers or wiggle around on the rug. He says, “Hey, BABY!” to each one until they smile at him.
Now he’s saying, “Hi, Baby!” to any baby we see in public. It’s kind of a big deal that he’s gone from being such a closed off loner of a kid to a kid who walks right up to strangers to say hello.
Carlos doesn’t like to take naps and he’s been having a hard time being still and quiet during nap time while the other kids rest…so I had a brilliant idea. This morning, he met his very own baby. He holds her carefully and helps find her pacifier when she’s misplaced it. She’s been dressed and undressed twenty times. Carlos and Vivi have spent all morning playing together with the baby’s baby.
I knew this doll was “The One” when I saw that her name is Mariana. G’s sweet cousin and my college sister both share that name.
But….
I forgot that my son still has a bit of a “baby talk” thing going on when he tries to pronounce certain sounds. He can’t quite say “Mah-ree-ah-nah”
So….
Meet Mary-Wana. You know, like Mary + Juana.
Or marijuana.
I can’t wait until he takes her to school Monday and asks if he can have Mary Juana to keep him calm at nap time.
This is just sweet. Broke all the sentence nono’s with that one, but I think truth counts for something.
Oh my, this story is so sweet, and then at the end: snort!!
Can’t stop laughing. God Bless him.
Mary Juana gives some people the giggles!