4-13-09...Meeting Memphis

Momma left for the hospital during my nap yesterday. She told me my baby sister was going to come out and I was SO EXCITED!!!! First thing this morning Daddy came home to get me and brought me to the hospital to meet Marylou. I was running and giggling down the hallway with a big, big smile on my face. I couldn't wait to get into that room!

I immediately wanted to look at Marylou and coo at her and give her kisses. I called her "Baby sheeshta" and asked Momma, "I kiss er? I kiss er my baby sheeshta? Owwww baby!!!!"

Next I asked, "My turn? My turn? Hold him? PLEASE?..." Momma and Daddy let me hold her. I thought she was "coot. Coot Momma." And I like Memphis right away too. I was very, very quiet and looked right at him and blinked a lot. He made me feel safe.

I was also very excited to watch out Momma's window - there were all sorts of machine BUILDING back there!

I brought Marylou the bunny I made for her (funny...I didn't even know she would be born on Easter when I chose the rabbit). Marylou got me a truck with a dirtbike in it. When I opened it I said, "Awesome. Truck. Ma ka ka. Tank you baby sheeshsta. Tank you."

Look! Marylou wore little bunny slippers! Momma and Daddy told me that was kind of funny because when I was born I wore little reindeer slippers in the hospital (I was born on Christmas Eve. It turn out that we like our Catholic holidays in this family).

I got to meet lots of other people today too. I saw Meme, Auntie Stefie, Auntie Desiree, Uncle DJ, Auntie Heather, and Matthew, Papa Lou, Momma's Uncle Tony and Uncle Arnold, and Grama and Pop all the way from NY! Everyone thought I was very beautiful and very little. Some said I looked just like a doll, and other commented on my cute "purring" noises. It feels good to have so many people that love me already!