2 posts tagged “brother”

What were your first words? If you have children, what were their first words?

My first word was "kitty cat." Yes, not only was it three syllables long but it's actually two words. I was 8 months old and apparently I was with my mother's friend and I pointed to a picture of a cat and said "ki ki ca" and my mother's friend flipped out and dragged my mom over and then showed me all these other pictures of cats. The way my mom tells it her friend was way more excited about it than she was.

My brother's first word was "grandpa." We were living with my mom's dad when my brother was adopted. It was so cute because my grandpa wasn't keen on the adoption idea but then once my brother actually showed up they were best friends. They'd take naps together. My grandpa died when I was in high school (and so my brother was about 10). It makes me tear up a bit thinking about it.

One last post before I say goodbye for five days.  I'm giving my dad and brother mixed CDs for Christmas (along with a book for my brother and a bookmark I'm going to* make him, and a felt magnet I'm going to make my dad).  Here are the track listings:

For My Dad:

Gotta Knock a Little Harder - The Seatbelts
Extraordinary Machine - Fiona Apple
Rodeo Town - The Kills
Masterfade - Andrew Bird
Us - Regina Spektor
Homesick - Kings of Convenience
White Lexus - Mike Doughty
Return to Oz - Scissor Sisters
Chicago - Sufjan Stevens
The Bleeding Heart Show - The New Pornographers
Simple Things - Belle and Sebastian
Gracie - Ben Folds

For My Brother:

Video Game Heart - All Girl Summer Fun Band
Twin Cinema - The New Pornographers
The Legionnaire's Lament - The Decemberists
Cherry Blossom Girl - Air
Funny Like the Moon - Bunky
Tropical Ice-Land - The Fiery Furnaces
Ask DNA - The Seatbelts
No Wow - The Kills
Follow - Breaking Benjamin
Take the Fifth - Spoon
Skins - Scissor Sisters
Hear You Me - Jimmy Eat World

*Yes, I said "going to."  I'm planning a near-all-nighter.