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Thursday, February 03, 2005

Borders Boy

Last night around 8:00 Carl, Barb, Eli and I all went to Borders Bookstore together. We enjoy latte's and chai tea, all except Eli. He found his own things to enjoy.

After sipping on my tea I took Eli over to the children's section of the store. He was in the baby bjorn which is a thing that holds your baby by your belly so you can be hands free and your baby is still close by. Eli loves being in the baby bjorn, we use it a lot. I like it better than the stroller because it is much less cumbersome.

As we were walking through the store Eli just started chuckling. It grew in volume and intensity the closer we got to the bright colors of the children's section. Barb came and found us and said she could hear Eli laughing all the way across the store! It was so funny. Then Barb started to tickle him and his chuckle grew into a belly laugh. He was having the time of his life.

Eli and I read a few books together and bought even more books than we read. Lots of them were Dr. Seuss books- he is so fun to read, timeless and classic. He enjoyed this but it paled in comparison to when it was time to walk through the store again. He laughed the whole time we were walking. I have no idea what he thought was so funny- but what ever it was definitely was hilarious to him.

Everyone in the store was noticing him- it was hard not to with all the raucous he was causing. It was fun though because people were just looking at him and smiling. Even though they were smiling at Eli, it is still very nice when people smile in my direction. That is one thing a baby defiantly does- it opens people up. People talk to me all the time when I am wish Eli. They are very nice and smile. A baby just is a great ice breaker.

I am so proud of my boy. I was proud to carry him through the bookstore and have him warm so many people's hearts- mine included. I was filled with joy at the sound of his laughter. He is so much fun. I am so glad he enjoys books and bookstores. I am so glad he enjoys reading together. We will have to make our borders bookstore outings a more regular thing!