BABY

Well, we have a new resident baby with us. During a trip to the dollar store the other day, I came across little baby dolls (which are about the size of my boys when they were born) and I bought 2 of them as little favors for the girls that are coming to the birthday party this weekend. Needless to say, before we even got out of the store, these babies were in the hands of the boys. Little did I know, they would become theirs in a short time. So much for the party favors.

In any case, JD has taken a particular liking to 'baby' and insists on taking it everywhere and sleeping with it. He changes it's diaper and shares his water with baby.



*Note Cole swinging the bat through the entire video...

Cole likes it only because JD likes it - so he really could give or take baby. He even hid baby from JD yesterday - in the silverware drawer. Thank goodness he's not as attached because one of the babies heads fell off yesterday and that was the end of that baby's short life with us. We're down to 1 and they are sharing fairly well. Until bedtime, of course.

Nonetheless, I realized that this fascination came shortly after our visit last weekend with my nephew, Baby Connor. My boys are enthralled with him; and really enjoyed helping Aunt E feed him.
We're not sure how long this baby thing will last. We're guessing it will be short lived since they will be getting so many new things to play with this weekend. But maybe it's here to stay for a while. I personally enjoy seeing how they treat baby - for the most part, they are so loving and caring for it - which is heartwarming (yet funny) to see.