Letter of the Day: B
B is for Bobby, my first-born son.
B is also for Bravo, that shout of praise at the end of a performance. Did you know that Bravo is the praise word for a man, and Brava is the word to use for a woman? My sister Joy, who is learning Italian and is also a performer – singer, actor, all that jazz (also sings jazz), gave me that quick lesson. If the performers are mixed, then Bravo is fine.
B is also for baby. This is a picture of Bobby, my first-born, holding his new baby brother when he came into our lives 13 years ago. Bobby is offically a Robert, but he was Bobby as soon as he flashed me those baby blues! When his little brother, Zach, was born, he felt him grasp his finger and he asked, “Is he as strong as Superman?” As soon as we brought him home, he said, “When can he wrestle?”
A few years later, twin boys entered the picture. Now, I’m a MOBO, mother of boys only. And, oh, boy, can that be a blast!
Bobby is a great older brother. He is a defender against bullies, and loves to play games. He’ll graduate from high school next year, and plans to be some kind of engineer. I can see him inventing new games. Bravo, Bobby!
Journaling Prompt: Do you have brothers or sisters? Write about your wild rumpuses!
Bobby sounds like a fantastic older brother 🙂
Brava for a “B”eautiful B Post!
Great post! I have one brother and two sisters. I’m the third. We’re all born within six years of each other. Three of us weere in highschool at the same time.
Oh, and your Word Verification is still on.
Wonderful post and congratulations to Bobby. Bravo!
Cute picture! Thanks for the lesson on Bravo and Brava.
(and I have one younger sister and one younger brother :-))
Happy Birthday Bobby!
I am the oldest of seven children…oh, the stories I could share!
Ps. Thanks Mary for sharing the A to Z challenge!
Yes! I wrote about my brother Bobby today!
What a beautiful picture and a nice memory, I’m sure. Having two grown sons, I guess I’m a MOBO as well!
Popping in by way of the A-Z Challenge. I’m blogging at:
http://www.writewrongorindifferent.com/
http://marieannesmissives.blogspot.com/
http://gallongarden.blogspot.com/
http://macrochet.blogspot.com/
Mary, oh, that is really a cute photo. I love it of Bobby and of Zach. Two little guys getting to know one another for the first time, not understanding the journey will be lifelong! 🙂 So precious.
Happy Birthday Bobby!!! I can attest to the fact that he’s growing into a fine young man.
XXOO…
This is so sweet, Mary. Loved the shout-out to your son!
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Great prompts! I very much like the idea of taking on letters. And MOBO, that’s nice. My mum has 3 M’s in her email address for the three grand kids, so she says. But my Dad and brothers’ names all start with M’s too. Should I be feeling left out? :@( Hmmm. Bye for now, peace,
Diane
Very interesting! I didn’t know about Brava and your sons are adorable! Thanks for stopping by. I hope to see you again.
A mother of four boys. Wow! And you have time to write plays. Brava!
He sounds like a wonderful older brother. I love this picture and him asking if he could wrestle with his baby brother. I grew up with two brothers and now I have two girls of my own. Very different experiences but both have been lots of fun.
One sis and two brothers. I think the journaling prompt is a great one.
C I will write a little about my son then turn the post into my writing A to Z. Great one, Mary!
Aw… Don’t we love our children more than anything in the world? This is such a precious post. Makes me think of my 21-year old Ernie…sometimes I would like to go back in time, and hold him in my arms again, as a baby. Ahh… time goes by so fast!
Mary, thanks for visiting and commenting on my story. That’s so sweet of you 🙂
Doris
Oh so cute!A very nice post!
Brava to you, Mary, for a beautiful B post. And bravo to Bobby for being such a super older brother. You’ve got a beautiful family!!!
oh , that photo, Mary… be still my heart
and i am always completely astounded by how much you are always doing and giving..