Clementine's going through my phone right now, squealing with delight as she comes across old pictures of herself. There she is, wind-blown hair sailing out to sea on the fake wooden boat in the back of grandpa's house. Oh, and there's one of her and Vega lying on my bed together - Vega still fuzzy on top and more round in the cheeks than she is now. Clemmie's "bob" still very "Madeleine-ish" and fresh. 5 months ago.
5 months ago, and now the two of them - they are a changin'.
Clemmie is still Clemmie for the most part, lounging around the house most days in undies and a saggy ponytail, purposely stepping on Vega's fingers or playing with her miniature castle and plastic princess figurines. She can play with them for a very long time - all by herself - and sometimes I think, so THIS is what it's like. No longer a baby, toddler days are a thing of the past.....I now have a full-fledged, hardcore, so smart it'll knock your mismatched argyle socks off, darling little GIRL.
Yeah, she can be a meanie to her little sister. And yeah, it can really piss me off even though I know she's just jealous of all the attention Vega needs. All the attention that was once ALL hers.
But I know she loves her. Those kisses and squeezes that are given through gritted teeth are kisses and squeezes nonetheless, and for a girl whose heart is as big and beautiful as hers, they are coming from a place of love. No doubt about it. Vega will sometimes return the favor and give Clemmie one of her famous slobbery open-mouthed kisses that we all covet so much.Lucky!
She doesn't give them super freely, but when she does it's like whatever you think is the best thing in the world x 100. She still doesn't have any teeth so there's no pain involved, just the sweetest breath and lots of slobber surrounded by a smooth, round happy baby face peering right at you from less than an inch away. Ain't nothing better.
But ask her any day to give HERSELF a kiss which is done in the mirror, and her whole face lights up, her body convulses with happiness or eagerness or both, her mouth opens, and she plants one on the cold hard surface immediately, and sometimes twice.
Guess I can't blame her.....she IS really cute.
10 months. already.
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