A good example would be the way I view Alaina. Even though she is almost 17 months old, I still have clothes in her drawer that are 3-6 months (they're not that much too small), I still try to cover her eyes so she won't watch TV with her siblings (need to think about that brain development), and sometimes I still even call her my "little newborn."
But the evidence is growing that Alaina is . . . not really a baby anymore.
Janae has taught her how to put on make-up
and to cook
so well that she's even trying it on her own.
Ben has taught both of the girls to build with Lego (his own little clone factory?)
and Alaina, specifically, how to read . . . so well that she now reads to her babies on a regular basis.
When a baby can put on make up, cook, build with Lego and READ, it's probably time to acknowledge that she is growing up.
We decided to celebrate this growth by setting up Alaina's toddler bed (Ben and Janae were both out of their cribs by 16 months, and they both started sleeping better after that).
The first thing our toddler did was try to dimantle the crib with Daddy's drill;
the second was climb into her new bed and read a book to Elmo.
What a big girl!
So I guess it's official: we no longer have a baby in our house, and probably will not again.
Although there is that small matter of a Christmas gift we received from one of our neighbors. . . .
Hmmmmm.
Denial?
1 comments:
I guess your posting was there after all!!!
Wow, Alaina is getting to be such a big girl. I guess she has had a little help from her older brother and sister :0) I think the youngest sibling has the advantage of seeing what the older ones do and copy!
The Christmas ornament is very cute!
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