Molly is doing great as a big sister. She is very curious about Leah so we often get a running play-by-play of what Leah is doing. If she is crying we "have to make her better." We have not had the request to send her back as of yet!
She has "held" Leah and has since asked again to hold her.
She even sat down to read a book to Leah.
The difference between bringing home a 7 lb. 15 oz. baby...
and a 9 lb. 1 oz. baby!
Chad says that if you take a straw and blow up Molly's cheeks, you get Leah!
G'Mom and Grampa brought Molly up to the hospital the next day to meet "baby ister." They had already taught Molly Leah's name, so when they arrived I heard G'Mom say,
"Molly, who are we going to see?"
"Baby ister"
"And what's your baby sister's name?"
"Leah!"
Molly sat with Daddy and checked out Leah. Here they are counting her toes.
Molly was hesitant to climb up in the bed with me, but eventually she relented, and we got some cute family pictures.
Grams and Pop have a bucket full of Legos that Molly loves to play with. She's really into putting them together to make "buildings" and playing with the cars.
Molly had some friends over today for a sponge painting playdate. I originally found the idea online to put the paper and sponge inside a Ziplok bag to avoid a mess, but it was decided that it would be easier just to sponge paint normally. The girls had a great time and ended up with several pictures each. We made sure to get in a lot of playtime too.
We've been singing the Johnny Appleseed blessing for some time, and Molly now participates very well. So, here she is singing the blessing with us.
When Jen and Michelle headed off for Jen's Sprinkle, they left me to entertain the two little girls. Since I'm leading music at worship this Sunday and needed to practice a bit, I thought a great form of entertainment would be a little live music. I think they enjoyed it.
Molly had fun just hanging out with Emmie. She may be a bit small to really play with, but that didn't stop Molly from doing what she could.
Aunt 'Chelle and Emmie came to visit for a few days this week. We had a great time reading books, going to playgroup, swimming at the pool, and playing at the playground. Molly did wonderfully with Emmie and I'm excited to see her as a big sister! Here are a few highlights from our week.
It was sad to see them go today, but we'll see them again in 6 weeks! You can see the rest of the pictures from their visit here.
