Little Mommy

As Emily becomes more observant of our everyday tasks she has started to act out her observations on her dolls and her sister.  She takes her doll and wraps her in a blanket and will rock her to sleep and place the doll in her play crib.  Emily likes to command her sister to lay down and go to sleep, which Avery will sometimes comply with but other times is defiant and runs away causing Emily to have a fit.  Emily also scolds her sister when she is up to no good and comes and tells mommy that Avery is causing trouble.

I have come to realize that when the house gets too quiet the girls are up to something or in something they shouldn't be touching.  The other day Brian found Avery lying on the floor and Emily changing her diaper.  She had even placed the changing pad down on the floor for her sister and put powder on her bottom.  Emily was struggling with the tabs on the diaper when we found her but had managed to get that far in the process.  Emily also puts diapers on her dolls.  She is very good at repeating what she sees mommy do and takes lots of details into consideration.  Her actions make me try and watch my actions more carefully around her and try to be a good role model.  If I'm a good mommy to Emily and Avery then I can only hope that they grow up to one day be good mommies too.