Two months ago, we were having lunch with friends who have a 1-year-old and the mom said to the little girl, "Give me a kiss." She leaned over and the baby gave her a big kiss on the cheek. I was so jealous!
A few weeks later, as we were reading a bedtime story, Babykins leaned over and put her face to the book. I wasn't sure what she was doing, but every time we read that book (which has a picture of a little girl with blonde curls) Babykins would lean in and put her face on the girl. I finally realized she was giving the little girl kisses! Over the next few days, Babykins started kissing more and more of the characters in her books (although she wasn't indiscriminate - some characters were apparently not worthy of her cute baby kisses).
Finally, about 2 weeks ago, Babykins crawled over to where I was lying on the floor, put her head right above mine, opened her mouth wide, and planted a big, gooey kiss on my cheek. It was fabulous! I laughed and clapped, which of course made Babykins want to do it again. By the end of our kissing session, my face was covered in drool, but it was the most wonderful drool ever.
Then yesterday, I was sitting next to Babykins on the floor and I pointed to my cheek, saying, "Give Mama a kiss." Babykins smiled, leaned over, and planed a big, sloppy baby kiss on my cheek! After a week of colds and teething, this was such an unexpected surprise that it quickly became my new favorite game. Babykins tired of it after a few times and crawled off, but I kept the warm glow for the rest of the day.
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