Little ears everywhere

 I am reminded time and time again of how much kids pick up even when we're not talking directly to them / about them or don't even think they're listening.

The other day I was having a conversation with our au pair that was a little more on the serious side and I could tell Charlie picked up on the emotion and weight of it, because when I went to leave after that, heading out the door for a run, he asked me if I was running on the road and told me to be careful and make sure I watched out for cars. It's the first time he's ever said anything like that to me and we have been on the "be careful of cars" thing a lot because of bike riding, but my sense is that he wanted to convey something more there.

But on the general cuteness roundup, when I was putting Owen to bed the other night, which usually involves some dragging feet and prodding to brush teeth, I told him I loved him and he replied back that he loved me the most. That always makes my heart full.

Charlie on the other hand is full of it with planes and cars and birds right now and we'll go outside and he'll talk about how all the birds are going to get on the plane to go to Mexico (where we went for spring break). And then I call him Charlie Bird a lot and we talked the other day about what kind of bird he is, and decided on a seagull since they live at the beach and he said "hooray!". So cute. I also went in to put Owen to bed last night, Charlie was still awake, and I walked over and he said "Mommy I'm hungry". That kid and food!