Kid Cuteness, January 29, 2015

Luke: "Snow comes and snow goes." (There's a book we have about Pete the Cat and his Groovy Buttons, where he [the cat] loses buttons but doesn't let it phase him.

"Buttons come and buttons go," he says and goes about having a good day.

I think that's one of the most valuable things the kids [and me, frankly] can learn...to be OK with change...)

Luke, pushing me away in the morning as I try to hug and kiss him: "No Mommy! Not when it's light! Hugs and kisses only when it's dark!"

The kids have their share of fights over toys and possessions, but they can also be incredibly sharing and sweet.

Like the time recently when I said Sis could have popcorn at the car wash but Luke couldn't have a little bag because he hadn't minded, and Sis seeing her brother without shared her popcorn with him.

That was reciprocated last week when Luke but not Sis was eligible for a "special treat" because he had finished all his dinner. When we got to Whole Foods where he was allowed to select 2 cookies he said, "I'm going to get one of my cookies for Sis," and proceeded to pick out a green heart for himself and a pink one that he gave away to his sister.

Or Sis not only getting her stuffie for the road before we went out and about, but getting the one she knew Luke wanted from the bedroom and handing it to him with a, "Here you go, Luke."

We've been talking with Luke for a while about the fact that when the last of the current pacifiers gets lost or broken (he tends to chew off the end), that will be the end of pacis. Well, last Saturday that happened, with him biting through the last paci right before bedtime.

"Well, that's the end of that," we said.

"OK," he said. "I want to send my pacis to Baby Henry. Can Santa come after I'm asleep and take my pacis up to Baby Henry in Seattle." (We tried mailing away the pacis to babies who need them about 6 or 9 months ago, but that didn't go so well.)

"Santa doesn't usually do things like that," I said, "But I bet he'll make an exception and do this one favor for you."

And that's been the end of the pacis. I expected there to be a lot of tears with this transition, but that hasn't been the case. What has happened is a lot less sleep on Luke's part...it's somewhere between 9 and 10 PM when he finally goes down. But we'll all adjust to this, just as we have to everything else...

XOXO