It took us a while to get the kite off the ground this morning, and then it kept doing loop-de-loops in the sky before nosediving back to earth. My husband decided that the kite needed more weight to provide stability in gusty winds, so he tied his cell-phone case to the kite's tail and then let it loose. You should have seen that kite rise straight up into the sky! Little E let out all the line and then had to hold tight so the kite wouldn't take her into orbit.
I felt my heart achieve liftoff later in the day when we took little E to the hospital to welcome her baby brother to the world. He took his sweet time arriving--41 weeks and many hours of labor--but he finally arrived with a healthy howl and a growing-boy appetite. When he wailed, little E looked alarmed and said "I don't know how to help him!" How long before that wail becomes another joyful note in the background music of our lives?
3 comments:
Welcome, little one!
Congratulations to all involved! I hope E enjoys big-sistering (I think I found it a mixed bag at her age, when I embarked on the project, but have found it rewarding long-term).
By the way, make sure to check out today's google doodle if/when you get a chance. I'd never heard of Phoebe Snetsinger (though that seems like a good name for a birder); she sounds like an interesting person.
Congratulations! Many happy hours to you and your grandkids.
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