Tuesday, October 2, 2007

ride, sally ride

isaiah doesn't give many kisses freely. you have to ask for them and even then it's hit and miss. depends on his mood. but tonight, i unexpectedly got one.

i had bath duty tonight. isaiah was wet and i 'wrapped him up like a burrito' (as we like to say with a mexican accent). i had a sudden burst of energy and started whipping him around my body. up and over, side to side. i was singing that song that dan zanes sings on playhouse disney:

'down in the valley two by two -- two by two -- two by two.
down in the valley two by two, and then you ride, sally ride'.

as i sang 'ride sally, ride' i would do the flipping. he thought it was hilarious. if i even thought about putting him down he would say, 'let's ride again mommy.' so i would start it up again.

as i was holding him in front of me in between rounds, wrapped up like a burrito, he unexpectedly froze, looked in my eyes and gave me a kiss. 'let's ride again mommy.'

i tried not to act surprised. i tried to act like it was no big deal. but my heart lept.

i guess i should throw him around more often.

2 comments:

Lisa Wheeler Milton said...

Don't you love those silly, precious moments. You're a great mama.

julie martin said...

i'll bet you'll be riding with sally a lot from here on out! great writing, nattie. i felt like i was there.