i woke up to norah jumping on my bed, calling me as she jumped.
n- mommy!
a- yeah light?
n- come see what aunty chrissy and aunty tatey did for me
i got out of bed, following her wherever she was going. she was going into her room which didn't surprise me. i heard music coming from speakers inside and turned the corner to see her room completely re decorated.
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she jumped on her bed and ran around smiling. i thanked christina and tate for what they did and they smiled.
c- consider it a birthday present from your favorite aunties?
n- thank you thank you thank you
t- of course light, have a good birthday sweetheart
i went into the kitchen and got out the things to make waffles, fruit and syrup. i started cooking and i heard norah, christina and tate singing to old hannah montana songs. norah has been raised on old disney everything, shows, music and princesses.
i finished the food and they all ran into the room, i put the plates down on the table with the strawberries, syrup and orange juice. norah took one with strawberries but didn't look amused. she went over to the counter, jumped on top and got out the baking sugar. we laughed as she sprinkled it over the strawberries.
we have a tradition with norah where instead of getting her presents before her birthday, we take her out shopping and get her presents then.
c- so light, where would you like to get your presents from today?
n- i don't want a present this year?
a- why baby?
n- i want a story
a- but light, today is your birthday...
n- i want the story of my family, and not just grandma and grandpa because i've met them. i want to know more about my uncles, logan, jake, corbyn, jonah, daniel, zach, jj and g. i want to know more about tux the puppy and more about my daddy.
i gulped in those words, over the past five years, we've been telling her stories about who she is, who her family is, and she never gets bored of it. every night she asks me to sing the song that her daddy sang the night we met and it brings me to tears everyday.
n- please
t- how about tonight, after shopping, we'll drink hot chocolate and tell you the stories that you haven't heard...?
she smiled and nodded enthusiastically. we finished our waffles and norah took her plate to the sink, and attempted to wash it. tate took the sink hose from her and washed up instead, while she hung underneath and watched.
