Kailin has fallen in love with a doll all over.
She got this baby doll - last Christmas maybe? - from one of my co-workers.
Liked it. Played with it sometimes.
Then recently my friend Christi came over with her newborn baby girl Ivi.
Kailin was totally absorbed by the (real) baby Ivi while she slept.
Wanted to touch her, rock her in her car-seat, tuck her in, make sure her shoes were on ok..., etc.
Maybe it was because she was real.
(Although Kailin has met babies before.... )
Maybe because she was a girl.
For whatever reason - Kailin talked about baby Ivi all the time - and THEN...
she re-found her baby doll and named her Ivi.
She drags Ivi all over the house, feeds her, changes her diaper, dresses her, undresses her, (asks me to dress her), tells her to "shush", tucks her into bed, carries on conversations with her, and mimics everything else she has heard me say and do with Cole.
I think (fake) Ivi has even had a few time-outs.
Meet (fake) baby Ivi
Time to play.
Diaper changing.
Bedime.
With a car of course.
Diaper changing again.
Yikes that looks rough.
Kailin is my little momma.
No denying the girl inside this girl.
She wants to care for and nurture this baby doll with everything she has.
Until Cole shows up with the train set.
Then Ivi takes a rest.
