You did the most precious thing tonight. It practically erased my memories of the challenges you've presented over the past few days. It may have even put out of my mind the Friday-afternoon marathon, "I WANT A NEW BANDAID!" chant.

Seriously. Mommy and Daddy have been scratching our heads and trying to figure out what to do with all the new attitude you've been throwing at us. And if I'd updated your website this weekend, as I'd planned to do, I probably would have riffed about the various annoying things you dealt at us over the past three days.

But you lucked out. I waited until tonight to update. And tonight, my sweetie, you pulled a winner out of your back pocket. After very valiantly trying your hand at reading "Once Upon a Potty" to me, you passed it to me so that I could take over. Then you snuggled very close to me and gently grabbed my arm and pulled it to your lips to kiss me. I smiled and said, "Devin, that was so sweet. Thank you."

Then you sat back and grinned at me and announced, "Cheek." And you leaned in very sweetly and kissed me on that very spot. For the first time ever!

You are an infamous air kisser. You've always puckered up and sent kisses our way. But you've never been interested in making contact. So I was incredibly touched by that. It couldn't have been a nicer moment.

So see...your track record remains virtually spotless. Lucky boy!

Posted on February 26, 2007 08:47 PM