Are you my cutie cutes?

The other day when I was dropping Beckham off I told him, "See you later Sweetheart." Beckham asked me why I call him that. I told him it's because I love him. I told him that I even call his Dad Sweatheart. He stood there and thought for a moment, he's my thinker, and then asked "What was it that Aunt Jessica use to call me when I was little?" I went through a few answers before I got it right, "Baby Becks?" No. And then it dawned on me, " Was it cutie cutes?" Ya, that's it. I told him how fun that was for her to call him that! He was content and ran off to his desitnation.

As I drove away I was reminded of a certain someone else that my Sis. would call cutie cutes. And that someone was Annika. Even before my Sister had her own twins, she doted on mine. After a certain visit I asked Annika if she was my cutie cutes since that's what Jessica always asked her. I thought for sure she would say yes. But her response was a resounding No. I then asked her if she was Grandma's cutie cutes, Nope. Are you Dad's cutie cutes? Nada. I finally asked her, Are you Jessica's cutie cutes? YES!! For months after I would ask her over and over and she would only answer Yes to Jessica! What a sweet connection my Sister made to Annika. I love that she felt that way about her Aunt!