While I was putting CJV down for her afternoon nap, I encouraged Natalie to find something to play by herself until I was able to read her story and put her down for a nap. Assuming she would entertain herself for all of about 5 minutes ...
Boy, was I surprised {and very entertained} when my three year old spent the next 45 minutes ...
- Loading every piece of play food into her {super cute REI} backpack.
- Announcing she was hiking into the Highlands.
- Emptying our "cuddling" bin to find two baby dolls.
- Introducing me to her new babies - one is a boy and the other is a girl.
- Telling me the baby's names: Tim & Buddah.
- Finding another baby doll and naming her Charlotte.
- Lining up a bunch of small pillows and blankets with great determination and focus - chatting to herself and her babies all the while :)
- Putting each baby down for a nap - with a story and a song.
- Finding a fourth and fifth baby doll - named Sign-eey and Part-dee.
- Solving a pillow shortage dilemma by having the babies share.
- Scurrying around the downstairs picking up toys (without being asked!)
- Deciding - in her words, "Being a mommy is really hard work!"
So true, my little love. But it is also very rewarding!
4 comments:
Ok, that is seriously about the cutest thing I have EVER heard of!!! What a sweet pea! Isn't this age fun? I love watching Oliver have his trains talk to each other, and having his matchbox "haa-plains" rescue his stuffed animals from "bad guys". :-)
Love love love this! Natalie is so sweet, and so smart! :)
that is so super cute! What a sweetheart and maybe she can now appreciate all of the hard work that you do ;)
Priceless realization. I hope you give her a copy of this blog the day she tells you she's pregnant for the first time!
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