a parenting milestone

About a week ago--shortly before New Year's Day, I guess, while Megan and I were visiting my family in Tucson--Corwin spontaneously said "I love you, Papa." for the first time ("spontaneously": without anyone having said anything related in his vicinity).

(I am sadly remiss in telling other micro-stories about the kids, like the twins' recent-ish bibliomania, but I had to get this one down.)