Lovable, adorable (squishable!) Santiago in his not-so-terrible twos...
My friend Angela just had baby number two, a lovely little girl named…Sophia! She is just an angel, happy and giggly. Her big brother, Santiago loves her and loves to give her lots of kisses! Needless to say, with two kids now, Ang has her hands full. To add to the manic quality of her life, Santiago is…Two! Yes! The terrible twos! But you know, other than the overly abundant use of the word “no” (as in the every-other-word-is-no variety!), he really is not so “terrible.” He’s quite terribly loving actually! This past Christmas, we all met up at Ang’s mom’s house, and we adults (well, all the guys, my husband and Ang’s husband included!) had some mischievous fun engaging in a bit of trickery decorating Ang’s mom’s house with colored lights. Ang’s mom DETESTS colored lights, so we did it stealthily…
what a sight to see her drive right past her own house! As soon as she got out of her car (back at her house again!), she immediately began taking the lights down! Before Santiago’s grandmother got home though, I’d gone outside to watch the merry pranksters (exactly who is in their terrible twos?!) at work, and here comes Santiago, bounding up to me, arms up, wanting to be held, so we could admire the lights together. “Yes!” I thought, “He hasn’t lost his affectionate ways!” There really is nothing quite like holding a child in your arms and watching their eyes gleam in wonder at something as simple as Christmas lights (and a disco ball!). Santiago, even in his “terrible” twos, still spreads the love…as only a two-year old can.
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I feel like my two year old is more affectionate now than at anytime. She has to give everyone a hug before she leaves day care and before bed, everyone needs a kiss including the kitties. I love this age. I hear three is actually the new two but we’ll see.
What an adorable boy!! Kids definitely have a way of enjoying the simple things in life, and in making people feel unconditionally loved!