Playing Mommy

In the past, it has been obvious to see that Bea loves Olivia. She constantly says her name, wants to hug her and just be around her in general.

I witnessed some very sweet moments yesterday on three different occasions:

1) When Olivia cries and someone doesn't get to her quickly enough, Bea will instantly find her bottle if it is out, grab it, and take it over to her. She's now starting to stick that bottle right into Olivia's mouth, and sometimes Olivia will take it. One time this happened and I told Bea that it was so nice of her, but I didn't think Olivia was hungry. Well, Olivia took the bottle, and I said to Bea, "I guess I was wrong. You're right, she's hungry."

2) When Olivia is napping and Bea isn't, Bea constantly says, "Shhh....Olivia." As in be quiet, don't wake up the sleeping baby. Now, along with her shushing, she will go find a blanket that Olivia has been known to use and bring it to her. Sometimes she actually gets it on over her pretty well, but sometimes she is a little harsh and disturbs her sister. In any case, it's such a caring gesture.

3) This last one I was so in astonishment over. Last night when we were wrapping up dinner, Josh had started to get the girls bath going. Olivia was still in her high chair, applesauce and spoon still on the table. Bea was roaming around and getting ready for her bath. As I was cleaning up, Bea grabbed the spoon out of the applesauce and put it in her sister's mouth. And Olivia ate it. She then did it about five more times, each time dipping the spoon in the applesauce and then making a direct hit into Olivia's mouth. Of course, each time I told her "good job". It was so amazing. And Olivia was happy to take it from her. And Bea was so excited that she helped out.

It's amazing how much children take in and learn from it. How would she know what to do unless she really paid attention to us doing it? Amazing.

Lastly, Bea now kisses her sister every chance she gets. The kiss sound even comes out. The love of sisters is amazing. I never had one, but I hope these two remain as close as ever and watch over each other, like what Bea is starting to now do. It makes me feel like we've done something right...