the little things

One of the fun things about being a parent is delighting in the quirky little things that make your kids unique.  Here are some of our favorites.

Sylvia - her dramatic hands and how she likes to sleep on them; her giant stretches; the way she cranes her neck to look up at her daddy; her lip smacking after taking her medicine; her singing along during her nighttime lullaby even when we'd rather she try to sleep; her stopping wailing to respond to smiles in kind for 2 seconds, then return to wailing

Rafael - how everything he does has a soundtrack, particularly the donkey drink; how every feeding results in milk all over his face, his clothes, the nursing pillow...; his van Gogh hair; and most importantly how he sleeps through anything and everything, particularly his sister's crying

Both - their little oooooo faces; their adoration of the 'spot' (a blackboard we cut out in a Dali inspired shape) which they'll stare at and which can even calm them when upset if they see it--thank you Tia Sonja!;

It's hard to capture all these idiosyncracies, but if/when we do, we'll be sure to share with all of you.

The tail end of an ooooooo face

This is Sylvia enjoying the 'spot'.  Rafa is not happy he's awake in the backrgound.