Our Baby

So Maddie's room is approaching its final state and Molly had been having a great time "helping" me get things put together.

For the most part, this involves expressing a strong and renewed interest in all the "baby" toys that have made their way from her shelves to Maddie's shelves.

She also has a new favorite game: Mommy's Baby. I sit in the rocking chair in Maddie's room and swaddle Molly tightly in a receiving blanket. She pretends to drift off to sleep while I cradle her and rock away, singing lullabies. At the end of the song, Molly will open her eyes and say something like, "Sing it again, Mommy!" while jumping off my lap. I feign surprise that my "baby" can, all of a sudden, walk AND talk!!! We'll see how she does when there's an actual baby vying for Mommy's attention . . .