more to remember

Stella, almost 3 1/2:

• Every day she is excited to tell me "today is my birthday and my princess cousins are coming over!" If pressed she will admit to it being her pretend birthday. But it's a lot like the Mad Hatter nonetheless.
• She absolutely knows which parent to ask for things. She bragged to me once that "Daddy is a yes-boy. He says YES I can have apple juice upstairs, YES I can watch tv, he says YES to everything." I heard him say no to her and she said, "But Daddy, you're a YES-boy!" Lucky for us her strategy is pretty transparent. 
• Stella made her own costume. My sister asked if she was a beekeeper. "No," she replied, "I'm a cucumber."

Roman, 10 months:

• He sits on the floor and uses his legs to rotate in a perfect circle. It's very Homer Simpson-esque.
• He's trying to communicate like Stella did, but in a totally different (monosyllabic) way. Bah! Phhshh!
• He has 8 teeth and can stand up and clap his hands. He is so proud of himself and is about to take off walking.
• He is just a funny happy baby. 
• He loves to bonk things with his head. Like your head. Or any part of my body. Sometimes it is soft and sweet, but more often it is hard and bonky. I have seen stars more than once, and now when he may just be coming in for a nuzzle I find myself reflexively dodging. Sorry, kid.
• I hear horrible thuds all too often as he explores our often hard-surfaced little world.

The two of them are absolutely thrilled to see each other every morning. Enjoying that while it lasts!