![]() "Are you ready?" she will say and anxiously clutch the book in her hands, ready to turn the page with the widest smile - a prize I can't even describe. ![]() And she's been choosing books to "read" to me. ![]() I even recently bought a bunch of toddler books so I had more of a library to choose from. In the last few skype chats, we've been reading stories. We're quickly realizing this is something she cherishes too. Lately Mary tells me Rachel will be in the middle of something and say "I wanna talk to Aunt Leah". Lately it's not just been me that has been looking forward to chats with Aunt Leah (and sometimes both Aunt Leah & Uncle Patrick if timed right). Our talks have taken on a sweetly substantial filler of our in-person time, helping to sandbag between the times I can't be there in person: to hug, to feel the soft clasp of tender little babylike arms, or identify the crisp familiar scent of the sweetest little girl I know - a happy mix of fabric softner, baby lotion and today's peanut butter at lunch.
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