Andrew is currently infatuated with babies. He wants to hold toy "babies" all the time. Since the sibling rule is that "if they have it I want it", Paul and Nick have had enough of sharing their toy babies and informed me that Andrew needed his OWN doll. So the other day we went to the store and picked out a doll for his very own. Andrew was thrilled, but seeing Andrew get his new doll made Nick want a new doll. (vicious circle) So, feeling generous, Josh and I splurged on an additional 2 tiny baby dolls for about $1 each. LOL. Of course we let Nick and Drew choose their own dolls and the darling thing is that they both picked out little black babies. I commented that "they sure were cute little black babies", and was immediately corrected by Nick that they were "NOT black... they were cute little BROWN babies with cute little BROWN eyes." So we came away with 3 dolls. 1 big one and 1 little one for Andrew, and one little one for Nick. Whew.
Anyway, these dolls have been in their hands at all times. It's really cute. Nick named his after himself -so Nick's doll is Nick-- & Andrew's doll is Nick too. LOL.
I like to see how they parent these little dolls. It's a good insight as to how they think they are being parented I think. The other day Andrew told me his baby was sad and hurt. I said something like "Uh oh. Tell him it's ok." I then heard him say to his little baby just as softly and sweetly as he could- "Ohhhhh.. Doggone it Baby..... it's OK."
Josh and I looked at each other and I swear our hearts about broke. It was so sweet.
All their little parenting moments are not as sweet, but the ones that are, are worth writing about. The ones that are not as sweet are for me to keep to myself and work on in my own parenting skills. (giggle)
Anyway, these dolls have been in their hands at all times. It's really cute. Nick named his after himself -so Nick's doll is Nick-- & Andrew's doll is Nick too. LOL.
I like to see how they parent these little dolls. It's a good insight as to how they think they are being parented I think. The other day Andrew told me his baby was sad and hurt. I said something like "Uh oh. Tell him it's ok." I then heard him say to his little baby just as softly and sweetly as he could- "Ohhhhh.. Doggone it Baby..... it's OK."
Josh and I looked at each other and I swear our hearts about broke. It was so sweet.
All their little parenting moments are not as sweet, but the ones that are, are worth writing about. The ones that are not as sweet are for me to keep to myself and work on in my own parenting skills. (giggle)
2 comments:
Josh and Darla:
I love your blog and am so glad I found it. It was referenced on Angela's blog (as one that she reads) so I came to check it out. I have been horrible at keeping in touch with my cousins and I feel like I rarely know what is happening in anyone's life. Especially now that we're in Texas I think even less news trickles down our way. I was glad to catch up in a small way on you guy's life. Your boys are all so handsome and adorable. I'm sure they are such a joy to you. You must be so proud of Nick the way he seems to handle his situation.
Good luck with the move to Tennessee. What an exciting adventure for your family. I hope to start a blog soon too (it's taking a while to convince me) but in the meantime, my email is gnatwalker@gmail.com and my phone # is 972-757-9255. I've marked your blog in my favorites so I can check back often.
Lots of love,
Natalie
I got a chuckle out of your little boys and their babes! It's so cute to hear that babies are loved by little kids- boys or girls... My little Mal has one in hand every minute of the day. It's so cute how they become little parents!
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