Pucker Up Baby!

I came home from work yesterday to find our wonderful nurse playing kissy with Cecily. She told me she was teaching her how to kiss! I thought it was cute and in my hectic frenzy of switching from working-mom to care-taker mom I forgot about the encounter in the chaos of the afternoon with doctor appointments, swimming lessons, and getting the car serviced.
Then it was time to slow down and give Cecily her evening bath and enjoy the only quiet time of the day. I was drying Cecily off and getting her into her jammies when she started kicking her legs and trying to pull me closer. She is starting to pull to a sit and I could see her anticipation. I leaned over and she made a pucker face. I smiled and she was beaming and trying to sit - while keeping the pucker face! I realized she was trying very hard to give me a kiss! I leaned over and she pulled my hair with both chubby little hands and leaned in to give me a kiss - complete with the pucker and the kissy noise - right on the lips!

This was the best kiss! She was so proud of herself and I was so proud of her, too. She did it a few more times and when I tucked her into her bed she fell asleep with a smile.  It's the little things that make life worth living.  I will never forget this day or how much joy it gave me.  Onwards and upwards!