Daniel came up with Nora's nickname "Budda Bee-Bee" several months ago. It has several variants...but this is his name for her. He coos it to her in the morning. He weaves it into all the Beatles songs that he trills. He whispers it to her softly before bedtime.
Noodle is all giggles and smiles with her dad. In the morning, around 6:15 when she starts to chirp, it is Daniel who goes into her room and delivers her back to our bed for a morning snack. He piles the blankets up around me so she can't see him. Any of his sniffles, coughs, or words will send her off in a hunt for him...leaving me leaking like a faucet. When she finishes, she pats down the blanket pile. Rocking and lurching towards him. Thumping on his chest. Fingering his beard. Patting his stubbled face.
So it is wonderful to show them at play in these photos...on a lazy weekend morning. When there are no eggs to boil, lunch pails to pack, or id cards to find.
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