happy international women's day

                                            

now, any time a song comes on she starts to bounce to the beat.
now, any time a song ends she asks for "más" while doing the sign language gesture for "more"

its as if she learned to love dance while still in utero; learned to move with the music when i danced around a room and her infant body, in fetal position, thus danced inside of me

now sometimes she calls me over to the dance floor.
bending down to the ground she touches it with her index finger as if to say "dance right here"

other times she is oblivious to her surroundings; makes no request for any dancing partners.
she just gets lost in the rhythm and in her body's own movement.

i love witnessing those moments even more than i love dancing with her

it's funny to have a daughter that looks so unlike me.... her light eyes, light hair, pale skin....her colors are all from her father; making me look like a beloved babysitter.

there are few things that one can point to and say "she gets that from her mom".

i like to think her love of dance is one of them though

for now i am so proud of this little person, and am in awe of the idea that she will one day be a woman.

in recognition of international women's day i honor all women, the women in those women's lives and the women who are yet to be.