This past weekend, we went to a wedding. At the reception, N had his first real encounter of the feminine kind.<\/p>\n
For those that don’t remember, N is 16 months old.<\/p>\n
We were standing and chatting when this little cutie in a red dress – who was right around 2 years old – came running over and pecked him on the cheek.<\/p>\n
He was quite surprised, but by the time he looked around she was disappearing into the crowd. A case of peck and run, if you will.<\/p>\n
C, also, was having social issues. He’d spotted a girl, this one about 6 years old, and was trying to get up the nerve to dance with her. It was the first real case of shyness that I’ve seen him get.<\/p>\n
10 (or so) minutes later everything came to a head. The two boys were staying pretty close to our table, dancing occasionally, but mostly just watching what was going on. I should say that N was watching what was going on. C was staring longingly out at "his" girl while she danced with someone else. In any event, that was when N spotted the kisser.<\/p>\n
Without a word, he ran out to give her a kiss. She turned to face him at the last minute, and they shared a liplock right there in the middle of the reception.<\/p>\n
General applause erupted, and N staggered away, more than a little disoriented. I will also note that the girl was staggering a little bit as well.<\/p>\n
C, however, was not to be outdone. With a quietly shouted "My turn!", he ran out to kiss the 2 year old also. <\/p>\n
I called him, back, of course.<\/p>\n
I’m not really sure why I did it. I don’t think anyone would have objected to a 3 year old and a 2 year old kissing. It just seemed wrong, somehow – him kissing the girl his little brother just finished smooching.<\/p>\n
C never did manage to dance with "his" girl. So…Round 4 to N! <\/p>\n