Stories

So, Guillermo has done a couple of cute things lately (well, especially cute since, as you know, most of the things he does are cute!). Two stories stand out:

Owww!
Guillermo's little friend Aiko came over to play the other morning. This is a common past time for the two of them--they've been getting together weekly since they were 3 months old or so. As they get older, they are starting to notice each others' existence and get excited to see each other. They run to each other and look at themselves, etc. They are also starting to play side by side and share key play items. Well, this particular morning, Guillermo was very excited and moving furniture around, yelling, etc. (this is something Aiko doesn't do). When Aiko and her mom were on their way out the door (a slow process at this age), he accidentally pushed one of our chairs into Aiko, pinning her against a window seat. Aiko, of course, wasn't happy at all. She cried, quit breathing, turned blue. I had moved the chair and Guillermo telling him that he had hurt Aiko. He watched her with a quivering lip until she stopped crying. Soon after, Aiko was leaving with a smile on her face, no damage done. She was actually trying to run back in the house for more play after they left. But, Guillermo somehow got it into his head that she left because he hurt her. He kept touching his head and saying "OW!" (he does this when he hurts himself) and then looking toward the front door and saying "Bye Bye". All during lunch when I asked him if he'd had a fun time with his friend, he would touch his head, say "ow" and then point outside and say "bye bye". This lasted until his nap--I actually tested him to see if he still remembered after he woke up, and he didn't. Anyway, it was sweet to see his reaction to making his friend hurt. Very sweet boy (when the mood arises anyway).

Marry me?
So, the other night, Guillermo noticed Bill's wedding ring and was trying to get it off so he could play with it. Bill kept saying, "This is my wedding ring, it's not for play", but Guillermo was intent on getting that ring. Finally Bill said, "Guillermo, you have to be married to have a ring like this....will you marry me?" Guillermo looked right at Bill and said, "NO!". Now, I'm sure he wasn't actually saying no to the question (he says no about pretty much everything right now...including when he's shoving food he really likes into his mouth...if you ask him, "do you like this?", he'll shove it into his mouth and say, "no", but in the case of Bill's question, the timing was perfect.