Sharing

Ainsley is already sharing her stuff with Amelia. However, the next book that went on the stack sent Amelia into tears.

Ainsley's Clubhouse...Private! Keep Out!

After much research, I picked out the perfect outdoor climber for Ainsley and began several weeks of stalking Craigslist postings for it. I had no clue it was in such high demand and after several failed attempts, I managed to get one. The poor guy had over a dozen phone calls about it and over 30 emails before he was able to remove his posting. He called me back first because he heard a child screaming in the background and thought we could use it. Thank you Ainsley! She pointed at it a lot and walked a circle around it before climbing right up on her first try. She scooted around on her bottom for awhile before realizing she could stand up on it. I think it will be a hit.

Baby, Baby

What one baby does, the other baby does. Ainsley put her baby in the pack and play with Amelia for a nap. Amelia was a little surprised by her new bedmate and Ainsley was mad she couldn't reach her baby to get her out.

#1 Fan

Ainsley got down during American Idol tonight. I cut off the video when she got dizzy and a little too close to Amelia, but I did get it back on in time for her standing ovation for Danny Gokey.

Amelia vs. Bottle

Amelia doesn't think much of the bottle. We've started a week of tough love by forcing her to take a bottle every day in hopes she'll warm up to it a little before she starts daycare. She took several bottles no problem about a month ago, but wants nothing to do with them now. Her eating habits are quite the opposite of Ainsley's.

Mommy See Mommy Do

The past couple of weeks Ainsley has been taking more and more interest in her baby doll and I absolutely love to watch her mimic what I do with Amelia. It melts my heart a little. She hugs her doll, kisses her, checks her diaper, strolls her, brushes her teeth, undresses her (then makes daddy redress her), puts her in the swing, and now she even burps her. It may appear she's beating her, but I promise she's just burping her. I have to remind her to be gentle because sometimes she likes to help me burp Amelia and Amelia isn't as big of a fan of Ainsley's burping techniques as the baby doll is.

Another Playmate

Ainsley also joined Amelia on her playmat this evening! She played a bit, acted like a baby a bit (playing with her feet), and then kissed on her sissy a lot! Too sweet! Then she tried rolling over on her a lot. Not so sweet, but she doesn't know any better. She will learn!

Canine Companion

Look who I found hanging out with Amelia!

Good or Bad Dental Habits?

I'm not sure if we have good or bad dental habits. We brush Ainsley's teeth every night before bed. Usually she sits in my lap and I brush them. Then she brushes them on her own while we say, "brushy, brushy" together. But some nights she wants to sit elsewhere while she brushes. Tonight after she finished brushing while sitting on her xylophone, she brushed her baby's teeth and Dora's teeth all the while chanting, "brushy, brushy."

Notice she's got yet another bruise on her forehead. Evidently she thrashed about during her nap at daycare and hit the baseboard. Not quite sure how that all worked.















I wish I had focused on the baby doll in this pic, but it focused on the back of her head. I'm learning. You can really can see her curls though. She really does have some hair...it's just all curled up so it looks short!

2 Months!

Amelia is two months old today! Since we had to do our 2 month checkup a little early, I weighed her at home today. She is 11 pounds and 13 ounces! Ainsley weighed exactly 10 pounds at 2 months and weighed 11 pounds and 14.5 ounces at 4 months! Amelia is certainly growing faster than Ainsley did and it's making me sad! I don't think I really realized how big she has gotten until I visited Chase last week and saw how small she was just weeks ago.