Big Sister in Training

With just under 12 weeks, Riley has been the best big sister in training. She definitely knows that I have a baby in my tummy and loves to play with the ever growing baby belly. Our hearts melt when she gives hugs and kisses to Baby Zach, and we always get a kick out of the love pats she gives him too (we often laugh that she is already bullying him around).

Riley loves playing with her baby dolls and has really taken to her "life-like" baby that coos when the bottle is in it's mouth and cries when you take it away. The crying used to bother her, but she is now growing used to it. She loves to feed her babies...usually an event that occurs after she has had her meal. She will actually put the baby in her play highchair, get one of her spoons and small bowls from the kitchen and pretend to mix up something yummy for the baby to eat.

As we are beginning to prepare Riley's big sister room, we decided to let her keep her baby moses basket and get Zach a new one. She thinks it is too cool to climb right in the basket with her baby dolls and rock them while we sing "Rock-A-Bye-Baby". Then, she will often ask, "in her own little way", for us to help swaddle her baby dolls in one of her receiving blankets.

Riley is definitely full of love and I cannot wait for her to share all of her love with her new baby brother!