Kissing is a good outlet for the intense cuteness attack. These two must get kissed 10,000 times a day. Thankfully, Raja thrives on it, and Jaya does too, most of the time. Sometimes she merely tolerates it, allowing hugs and kisses like an uppity queen allowing peasants to kiss her royal ring. In true capricious three-year-old form, other days she wants nothing but cuddles and kisses, massages and hugs. And both the kids, (and the dad) are cuddly sleepers. I love it, even though sometimes I wake up in the morning sweating (in an air conditioned room) in a tangle of arms and legs, because I swear, the three other Wild Things emanate more heat from their heads than your average furnace.
Jaya recently:
After coughing, with alarm , "Oh NO MOM! I am coughing again, that means the germs are coming back from the dead! They are coming back from the DEAD and again I will be so sick. I better get a blessing."
Raja recently:
Walking around, bemoaning something, but not really all out crying. He keeps wandering around, grumbling, not appeased with offers of crackers or toys. Everyone asking him, "Raja, what's wrong? What do you want?" He spots me from the corner of his eye, crawls up on my lap, yanks my shirt down, points at my cleavage and says, "THAT!" With that huge toothy grin on his face, of course.
Whenever Raja is upset, Jaya tries to fix it - with hugs, kisses, words, and gifts. Today, Jaya tripped and fell on the floor and started to wail. That is, until Raja waddled over and patted her shoulders and then, squatted down and leaned in so he could kiss it all better.
And yes, first I was paralyzed by the intense cuteness, and then I had to repress the urge to just take them both in my arms and just bite it out of them. Like I could somehow save the sweetness of that moment in my body and pull it back out it at a later time when I needed it, perhaps years from now, when they're not so little and maybe not so charming. But I know, blogging and kissing is better than biting and squeezing.
The two snuggle-bugs - 10 minutes after we'd laid them down on opposite ends of the bed.
Raja - in a hand me down shirt and name from his sister.
Jaya enjoying our lunch date.
3 comments:
I know what you mean!! I attack my nieces and nephews with hugs and kisses. I want to do that to your kids too....watch out Jaya and Raji. At least I am giving a warning:)
Yes, I totally relate to the too much cuteness reaction. It's a wonder that little Liam hasn't been gobbled up in his 3 years of life. He may have some teeth marks on his ear lobes though. JK... but those are my favorite to gnaw on.
I can't believe how big and handsome Raja has become!! Well, he was always handsome, but he looks like a toddler now instead of baby. I'm not sure how I feel about that. :) Jaya has to be one of the most hilarious children I have ever met. I miss her so so much!! Love Aunty Melis
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