We took Ellie to my favorite place this weekend, the place I'd thought she'd grow up: New York. As we were walking back to our hotel after a long dinner with my brother and his expecting wife arguing over whether we'd kept her out too late, she suddenly started laughing and laughing, not at us but at the city itself. The happiest, most joyous sound I've ever heard.
New York is wonderful for a baby because there's so much to see, hear, and smell: lights, traffic, Times Square, loud tourists in groups, and yes, even the sour smell of garbage in the streets. I'm so glad we could share that love of the city, if only for an instant.
I am glad you and Ellie liked New York! We found it very baby unfriendly when we were there, but then again Adena is older. We were so disappointed . . . .That said, Adena loved New York, even if we did have to change her outside in her pram when it was snowing due to lack of changing facilities anywhere!
Posted by: mara clarke | Monday, 07 April 2008 at 04:33 PM