Sometimes, I like to find myself imagining what the
world must be like through Ellie's eyes.
It's probably pretty bright and colorful. Especially if you consider that most of her
toys feature every color of the rainbow. I don't know exactly how the mind of a baby
works. I mean, does she remember stuff
from day-to-day or is each day brand new to her in every way imaginable? Regardless of those questions, there is a
certain importance to tracking some of Ellie's big "firsts" along the
way. That's one of the things that I
love about #DaddyWrite. I have an outlet
to not only have fun, but track the first year of Ellie's life in a way that
she will hopefully be able to enjoy someday.
So with all of that in mind, today was a big day for Ellie in terms of
firsts. In fact, there are three to
enjoy!
"First
#1" - Ellie's first "first" of the day is relatively
simple but important. After all, it's
not every day that a five month old finds her life's calling. And what is that calling? To be the world's greatest hair stylist! Or just a common barber. She hasn't decided yet. For quite a while, Ellie has been intrigued
by faces. She loves to touch
everything. Noses, ears, chin. She's even shoved her hand in my mouth in an
effort to explore. Today was a new one
though. Ellie really discovered my hair
today. Lucky for me, she didn't pull
it...much. She was much more interested
in the texture and feel of it. After
letting her run her little fingers through it until she lost interest (not
exactly torture since I love the feeling of having my head scratched), I
decided to check it in a mirror.
Ironically, it really didn't look any worse than when I do my own
hair. In fact, except for the milk drool
now laced into my hair from her hands, it may have looked better. She'll start taking appointments next week if
anyone's interested.
"First
#2" - Ellie's second "first" of the day is actually a
more serious one. A little background
first. Ellie does not like to be carried
like a baby. Meaning she doesn't enjoy
being carried in a horizontal, well-supported position. Instead, she wants to be carried vertical
with her head actually above your own shoulder level. Probably the better to see everything
with. As I was carrying her down the
hall for a much-needed diaper change (Ellie was constipated for three days;
need I really say more?), I was taken aback by her actions. She actually encircled her tiny arms around
my neck and held them there. It was her
first hug! Now, I admit that she also
did pinch the back of my neck with her tiny little fingers, but I choose to
focus on the hugging motion. Cute,
right?
First #3 -
And now we reach Ellie's third "first" of the day. We had to make a quick Walmart run today to
pick up our Christmas cards among some other things. Of course, keep in mind that Ellie's car seat
normally rides in the shopping cart on trips like these and really takes up
most of the space in doing so. Once we
completed our shopping list, Ellie and I headed for the cashier. As everything was checked out, Ellie and I
headed towards the exit of the store.
Before doing so, I looked down and noticed a package of cheese wedged
(see what I did there?) the car seat and the shopping cart. That's right, Ellie was about to be party to
shoplifting for the first time.
Returning to the cashier's stand, I attempted to right my wrong only to
have the cashier swear up and down that she had wrung it up and charged me for
it, despite it not being on the receipt.
With no other recourse, we headed out of the store with our possibly
pilfered cheese and headed for home.
It's interesting to see just how the most unassuming of days
can turn into so many first experiences for one little girl. Her first training for a career, her first
hug given, and her first experience shoplifting (maybe). All clearly special in their own way,
right? #DaddyWrite
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