Hugs and Kisses

Yesterday...May 12, 2008....around 3pm....my son kissed me on the cheek for the first time in about 2 years!! It brought me to tears and he smiled at me, then turned to go play with his toys. He used to do it when he was little, but stopped around 12 months and hasn't done it since. If I ask for a "kissie" or make a kissing sound, he will run to me and lean his head over for me to kiss him on the forehead. A couple of weeks ago, he kissed me on the lips! He's NEVER done that before! He's a lot more affectionate with his little sister, too. She would attempt to hug or kiss him and he used to push her away. She would drop her head and cry as if she was brokenhearted. That was so painful to watch. Then I noticed she started to avoid affection with him altogether, so I stopped that. I encourage affection between them. I sit down with both of them we all play with the same toy to encourage sharing and taking turns. On the days that he goes to preschool, I encourage them to give a bye-bye kissie to each other. Now, when it's time to say bye-bye, they actually giggle and smile leaning in to touch heads!!! I've noticed that they play together a lot better. Don't get me wrong...I still have to deal with fights for the same toy and deal with one reaching into the other's plate during dinner, but things overall have improved. They love to chase each other. I notice that instead of him running past her and not making eye contact with her, he actually runs and turns to look for her. They giggle together and he makes eye contact with her now. She loves to tickle him, too! It is the sweetest thing!
They're laughter actually makes me stop what I'm doing and just watch them. I love to just absorb the moments like that. I feel a lot better knowing that he's making improvements.
I still haven't called the Greenhill Bookstore because I don't know who to talk to, Brad. I don't want to call and not know who to talk to.