Fountain of Youth

I have discovered the secret to staying young. Every time my daughter says to me "Daddy, will you dance with me?", I do.

Don't listen to the baby:

My wife is almost 7 months pregnant. I like to press my ear against her warm belly and close my eyes. I hear gurgling and feel little pokes from the tiny person in there. I try to listen for the baby's heartbeat, and sometimes I think I can hear it for a few seconds. It's very comforting and exhilarating at the same time. But sometimes I get distracted from focusing on what's going on inside that mystical place. For example, it can be hard to maintain my concentration when my two year old is trying as hard as she can to shove my head away from my wife's mid-section, while yelling at me - "Don't listen to the baby!""

Manipulatives

Although my daughter won't start using manipulatives until she's in school, she's already found a specific one that she prefers; Me. She enjoys manipulating me with such phrases as -
Daddy, I have a question. Can you hold me? Dance with me. I want fresh, cold water. Can you turn on the flute music? What was that noise? Can I have some lip balm? My tummy hurts. Where's Cinderella? Cinderella can be interchanged with any of the hundreds of tiny plastic figures she has amassed during her two years. They range from princesses to dinosaurs to animated film characters, and they all fit in your palm or anyplace that's hard to reach. So, if they're all so miniature and helpless, why am I the one she picks on?