Mister Man....

Lil' really enjoyed visiting with her cousins in the Rainy State over the Easter holiday. Last Wednesday at playgroup Lil' wandered around with her friends looking for "Mister Man", which is what Mama called Ace a few times during our visit. It made sense that Lil' might still be wondering where he was since we had just gotten home the day before.

Throughtout the week Mama and Lil' have spent time in the office, which is a new area for Lil'. She has gotten to watch Dora on the computer, has seen photos of herself and her cousins on blogs and via slideshows of Mama's picture folders. It's all very exciting to Lil' to see herself on the " 'puter show" Mama thinks she doesn't understand it is different from the TV which she also calls show.

Last night during Lil' and Mr. 11's playtime I heard her talking about "Mister Man" again. She wanted to see him on the computer. She settled for Mr. 11 holding her up to his photo hanging on family wall. She gave Mister Man kisses, she told him "I lub oooo". It was Lil' showing her heart; it made Mama melt as she stood in the kitchen listening and cooking zuccini.

This morning as we headed to playgroup Lil' asked "Mister Man there?" She seemed confused when I told her no. She frankly didn't believe. She spent at least the first ten minutes of playgroup wandering from the kitchen to the living room to the bedrooms looking for her Mister Man. When she had looked everywhere, even the master bedroom, which she insisted our hostess open the door to, she began to play with her friends.

She asked about Mister Man again on the way home. She seems to really miss him. Mama is glad that she already seems to have an amazing connection with her cousins. That's how it should be.