So, I dusted off some of Cora's baby things and prepared myself to care for 2 babies. (I know Cora is not a baby. . .according to babycenter, she's a preschooler - what the wha??!! - but, apparently there are a lot of things in my life right now that I am in denial over!) Can I admit that I was a little nervous? I had no idea how Cora was going to be with her momma having to pay attention to another sweet baby girl.
When Cora got up, the first thing she wanted to do was "Go see baby Ehwie (Ellie)?"
Of course, she needed to give Ellie a kiss. "Muh!"
We did have a slight issue with Cora wanting to play with Ellie's toys. It didn't matter what Ellie was playing with; suddenly, that toy was the most desirable toy in the world. Thankfully, after a moment of exploration, Cora could generally be reminded to give the toy back to Ellie. She even managed to share one of her favorite toys.
"Gwasses, Ehwie!"
She must really love Ellie to share her precious sunglasses!
And, of course, the toy that she never really was interested in when she was that age was the toy that she couldn't get enough of. . .especially, if Ellie happened to be playing in it. Cora, meet play gym.
Actually, this interest worked out well. Cora figured out how to turn the musical sun on, and whenever it would turn off, she would yell "Bonk de sun!" and turn it back on for her baby friend. I've decided to leave the play gym out for Cora to play with a little more. It's just so funny to watch a 2 year old play in it!
And, I couldn't resist this picture. "Hugs, aww!"
So, it looks like we may have a good big sister on our hands. We'll see how she does when the baby stays ALL the time rather than just from 8 to 3:30! But, for now, it looks really promising!
2 comments:
What a sweet baby and great big sister! Loved the pictures of the "kiss" and the "hug!" Glad you survived. What great practice for what's coming.
Yay! Looks like Big Sister material to me!! And props to you for having 2 babies for that long!!!
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