In Charlie’s lifetime, he has definitely spent more time with men than women (excluding me, of course. But as the Mom jeans commercial puts it: I’m not a woman… I’m a Mom). Yet the only babies he’s ever met, besides Aiden–who, at 2, is not really a baby anymore!–, have been little ladies. So maybe in Charlie’s mind, big people are boys, and little people are girls. And little people definitely freak him out.

But yesterday, we went over to hang out with the twins, and another little girl named Emily. And Charlie did so much better, warming especially to Maren. He still had some tears, and this picture encapsulates about how much he tried to interact with Claire, Lilly and Emily (the babies).

But it’s progress! And as I can attest from my own childhood, there’s nothing wrong with the kid who would prefer to play by him/herself in a quiet room with the door shut.

The girls were all over the place, though. It’s so fun to see them just bopping around, doing their thing.

Plus, look at these perfect faces!!!