22nd
Nana
Nana came to visit for three weeks. In the morning Lex would wake up and say Nana! And we would troop downstairs to find her. They would draw together while Daddy fixed coffee and breakfast. Or read together in Nana’s bed. She showed Lex how to do scratch-n-sniff books. He loves “The Sweet Smell of Christmas.”
It snowed this weekend and we built 4 snowmen in the front yard, Momma and Daddy, Baby and Nana. Lex is so verbal. He says “snowing!” and “snowman” and if you ask him what Santa says he holds his belly and says “Ho Ho Ho!” We told him Nana was going to spend Christmas with his Uncle and he says “Unka!”
He loved baking popovers for Nana, showing her his favorite parts of the Children’s Museum, helping her knit. He would solemnly hand her every item from her bedside table. Here’s your knitting counters, here’s your glasses, oops maybe I better wear them for you! Here’s your lotion, can I have some?
When he heard the bell ring on the side porch door he would say, “Nana!” and come to meet her in the living room. He liked looking at the sparkly Christmas tree lights with her, or sitting on the warm radiators and looking out at the snow.
In the evenings Nana would help bathe the baby and he would help too, by washing her hands with his No More Tears. He would kiss his Nana goodnight all snuggly in his jammies. Sweetest of all possible sweet babies. Loves his Nana.
