Playing Hard to Get - A Valentine's Day Prelude

Spring is definitely in the air with our beautiful 60+ degree weather this weekend, but I also think there might have been a bit of “luvin” floating around too, as Roman got his grown man on and had TWO dates this weekend.

His first was an impromptu gathering with neighbor Camila’s 10 month old daughter Sofia, who Roman has been seen pawing before.

Camila needed to run an errand, so Roman got to hang with Sofia for a while. From the minute she showed up, the only word I can use to describe my son would be a peacock. He fluffed out his chest so big and started strutting around his room (as best as someone who can’t walk can strut – you know what I mean), loudly showing her all his toys. And by showing her, I mean showing and then quickly snatching away as soon as she wanted to touch it. It was like a baby version of that skit with Eddie Murphy from Delirious. “I got some ice cream, and you can’t have none, cause you on welfare, you can’t afford it…..wanna lick? SIKE!”:

But did you hear him say "Oh NO" when he swooped in to take the hot dog toy? Pure hilarity, I tell you. After we stopped laughing, though, we realized that sharing is NOT one of Munchkin's strong suits!

The funniest part of it all was the fact that, for all Roman’s antics, Sofia was clearly the one in charge. She played quietly while he panted around like a maniac and even tolerated him when he brought over toys and quickly took them back. But most importantly, she showed him who was boss bc she can walk. Not a ton of steps, just one or two, but Roman was so miffed that it was all he could do to show her he was a big boy too. So instead of walking on his own, he made his way across the room holding onto every big item he could find. I don’t think she was impressed, though.

The next day, Roman got to see his other hot honey, my girlfriend Kendyl’s daughter Kolby, who was celebrating her first b-day. Now Roman and Kolby have had quite a few “dates” and each time the both seem equally uninterested in each other. The first one they both slept through (granted they were 4 months old, but hey!) This time, Ms. Kolby was not to be outdone and brought the “fire” in her little birthday ensemble, complete with a bolero jacket. Yeah, you heard me, a bolero jacket. Please believe that I will be in retail overload if I ever have a girl….this stuff is too cute!

Rather than trying to get Kolby’s attention, Roman decided to test out all of her brother’s toys and try to act cool while he waited for her to come by. But instead he just looked like a stalker watching her across the room as she played. Note to my baby: just go say hi…it’s generally better than sweating someone from a distance. Just ask your father!

Kolby may not have given Roman a lot of play, but she did give him something no other woman has, not even me. She gave him CAKE. Sweet, fluffy nectar of the Gods – and you can see he loved every minute of it...

Until I took it away.......

By the party’s end, they had made their way to each other, but neither would make the first move. We’ll have to see where this leads to….

Finally, that Sunday, Roman had a repeat performance with Sofia when they met up at the park to play. Sofia brought backup this time – a few of her parent’s friends from various South American countries, so he was not only outmatched, he was also at a language deficit! But he recovered and they ended up having a great time playing outside, with it being Roman’s first time playing in the grass since he could really crawl (not that crazy worm action of before).

Despite loving spending time with Sofia, the real winner of the day was this beach ball Sofia’s friend Mateo let Roman use (and by let, I mean Roman de-bo’ed while Mateo was playing with some blocks we brought).

Looks like we might have a baller on our hands after all!

All in all, the weekend was great and I think it was just what the family needed after a stressful weekend prior. Still, this Saturday is Valentine’s Day and I would venture to say that my little one still hasn’t settled on what gifts to give his lady friends. I may have to have his father speak to him about romance a little bit - Let’s hope he gets better with age!