Reply #12: Great story. Thanks. Think I'll haul out some old cassettes of Havocpup

[havocmom]

at about 2-3. We recorded her musings while looking at the Christmas decorations. She insisted that Baby Jesus was in danger! Finally figured that one out: Manger, she didn't know what 'manger' meant, but any little baby sleeping out in the half open like that... well, 'danger' she has some grasp of.

To all you parents of wee people. Get the voices. Get the expressions. They are tiny for such a short time... and voice recordings make for great quiet moments of reflection.

We made our tapes to send to a brother who was far away that year. HE presented me with them some years back, when my daughter was about 18 or 20. They were the best gift I ever got from him. She is in her 30s now and still argues that the squeaky voiced kid on the tape is not her ;). My heart knows better.

Havocpup, if you're reading DU today, I love you more now than ever! Merry Merry, Sweetie.