I once read a book that indicated babies can remember faces, even when they're as young as 3 months. That's why babies love looking at round objects, according to the book. Well, after 3 kids, I take what these parenting books say with a grain of salt. Aisling, who is now 15 months, has demonstrated that it's not the face, but the hairstyle.
We were visiting our good friends Dave and Shelley last week. Both Ceilidh and Devlin love spending time with Uncle Dave and Auntie Shelley, especially checking out their sand garden (I think our kids have pretty much destroyed the garden with their vigorous raking.) and seeing what other interesting knick-knacks are lying around. Aisling is still apprehensive in new surroundings. She kept her exploring to the stairs and Mommy's legs. During the course of the evening, some more friends dropped by - Bill and Kathy and their two adorable boys. Aisling took one look at Kathy (whom we had never met before) and promptly made herself comfortable in her lap. Aisling, who not yet ventured into Shelley's arms, gave Kathy a hug. When Kathy's own son tried to sit in his mother's lap, Aisling pushed him out of the way or pulled him out by grabbing his hair. We were all surprised and amused by this behaviour. Then upon a closer look at Kathy, Wayne and I realized she had a very similar hairstyle to our nanny. Long black hair with a more tanned appearance, and also a similar clothing style - Kathy looked like Novelyn from a baby's perspective. As our nanny has been unexpectedly away, this affection that Aisling was showering on Kathy has shown us how attached she has become to Novelyn.
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