Grandma asks, “Does Connor give kisses???”

We dropped Connor off at my Mom’s house on Friday (Grandma’s house) because we had a wedding rehearsal to cover. I am always worried about Connor doing something for the first time when I am not around and my mom is in a friendly competition to get him to do things at her house first so she can rub it in to me.

So with walking on the horizon, I have been trying to get Connor to walk at our house so it can be his first. I try very hard, but he is not ready and I just pray that he doesn’t do it when Grandma or Mimi/Grandpa watch him. Well, another wedding weekend and another sigh of relief from Daddy — Connor did not walk for either of them yet. (Keep holding out for Daddy, Connor!)

Well, Grandma evidently has turned her sights to something else… Over the past couple of months she has been using a small squeezable cow to teach Connor to kiss. It has been slow going, but she has stuck with it (without really letting me know). If I knew, I would have been working on the “kiss” quite frantically at our house.

Anyways this is how the story goes…

We arrived at Grandma’s house to have dinner and then take Connor home after the wedding rehearsal on Friday evening. We sit down and Grandma turns to Mommy and says, “Does Connor gives kisses?” Now, that was out of the blue so I quickly put two and two together and came up with Grandma has been teaching Connor how to give kisses behind my back!!!!! I quickly turned to Grandma and said, “Why, did he kiss for you?” And she proudly said, “Yes.”

So she had Connor demonstrate. I held Connor and she said, “Connor can you KISS.” I said, “KISS” and he planted a lip and gum kiss on my cheek. Daddy was defeated by Grandma, but I was VERY PROUD that my son was showing signs of affection.

Thanks Grandma and THANK YOU Connor!

We love you both!

Daddy & Mommy