Phone Call to Heaven

Nora talks to Oliver all the time.  It is usually brief and goes something like this:

Nora (with the toy phone between her ear and shoulder as she walks around the house):
"Hi Aulver, it's Nora"

Pause.

"I'm really sad 'cuz you died."

Pause.

"What are you doing today?"

Pause.

"Are you walking and talking?"

Pause.

"Are you playing with Mr. Rogers?"

Pause. 

"I love you too!"

Pause.

"Ok.  I will talk to you later, bye!"


Oliver is very much a part of our daily conversation.  Sometimes he is visiting, playing with Elsa like an imaginary friend.  Sometimes Nora will randomly put on a forlorn face and say "Mommy, I'm sad Aulver died."  Sometimes Elsa pulls out her Oliver memory book to show visitors (like the guys who came to fix our computer!).  And the girls adore little babies.  They do so well with little ones, and love to play with them.  They ask "when will God give us another baby?" and we keep saying we don't know if or when that will happen, so I am so very glad that there are many babies around us for them to enjoy for now.