Moments For Posterity

One of Everett’s very adorable burbles during the first weeks was a very convincing approximation of “Hi!” Of course, he uttered this syllable so rarely and randomly that recording it for posterity was near to impossible. Despite the odds cruelly stacked against her, Everett’s mommy continued to try however. “Oh, he just said it!” she announced and sent Everett’s daddy for the mini disk recorder. “One more time,” she encouraged as the disk whirred into action. There was a long, hopeful silence and then Everett belched loudly. "At least we got that on tape,” Everett’s mommy sighed.