I love to watch Rose and Ava together. They play dress-up together, ride bikes together, jump on the beds together, make messes together...even go potty together (gross...I know). Their very favorite thing to play though, is 'Mommy and Baby.' Usually Rose is the Mommy, but occasionally Ava gets to play the role. The Mommy always tells the baby what to do, which sometimes includes going in 'timeout.' It is definitely a reality check for me because they imitate the things I do! But even in 'real life' senarios, they really are very caring with each other. If one of them gets hurt, the other is often first to tend to them (unless they are the one who did the hurting:). Even little Madeline, who can get upset when Paul or I leave the room, can be easily comforted by the smile of one of her big sisters. I am so thankful that they have each other to play with and that they enjoy playing with each other.
Rose is a wonderful big sister! She shares well with Ava, teaches her new things, and always includes her when playing with friends. The other day, Rose was invited to the neighbor's house to play while Ava was taking a nap. When Ava woke up, the first thing she said was, "Where's Rose?" I told her she was at Ally's house and of course Ava wanted to join them. When it was finally time for Rose to come home, we went outside to wait for her. As soon as Ava caught sight of her, she yelled, "Rose!" and ran towards her with her arms outstretched. Rose did the same and when they met, they gave each other a big hug and Ava said, "I Love You, Rose!" It was like Rose had been gone for days! Ava is not going to know what to do with herself when Rose goes to preschool. By then Madeline will be a year old, so I hope the two of them can develop a close relationship like Rose and Ava have.
Hugs!
No comments:
Post a Comment