Baby Come Back

The kiddos are 3 1/2 now and I can only sometimes see the baby in each of them. The personalities haven't changed much: Sis is still curious, persistent, and fearless, and loves animals and Shirt; Bud still loves music, a cuddle, and being around people instead of by himself. But physically, there is very little left of the babies they were. If Sis is sitting in my lap, and I brush back her hair and look down on her face, I can see the chubby cheeks that were her hallmark. And if Bud rolls on his back and lifts his legs so he can pull off his socks simultaneously, it's the roly-poly baby who played on the floor a few years ago. Neither of these happen often so it makes me smile, if a bit wistfully, when it does.