Isabelle is very selective with her affection. I am plagued with the thought that I have done this by hugging and kissing her too much, and so now when I ask her for a hug and a kiss she often tells me no. So, I try to respect her not wanting to, even though it's a drag...I try not to make any big deal about it, and am glad that she can assert herself and speak up if she doesn't want to hug or kiss someone. Sometimes with me particularly, I think she does it as kind of a game because she gets a funny little smile on her face and will say something like, "are you sad?" or "boo-hoo", and that's sort of funny. Today at the park I asked Isabelle if I could have a hug and her reply was... "Nope, they're all gone."

David has developed a little stinker trait as well. When he's eating, and he's starting to slow down, he'll take a piece of whatever we are feeding him, look at it, then us, then slowly move his hand to the right. To the edge of high chair tray, then over the edge, and then food soon lands on the floor. I can just imagine David saying to himself, "Do I want another slice of this hot dog? Mmmmmmmm, NO." Plop! "Do I want another slice of this cheddar cheese? Mmmmmmmm, Yes!" Gulp!

Of course, all this is soon followed up with, "How do I get this ketchup off my hands? I know, I'll rub it in my hair!"

Thankfully, we have a garden hose.