A little mommy

As I've said before, Lainey is a very loving mommy to her babies. I finally got some pictures of her in action. About 100 times a day, she puts her babies night-night and takes such great care to cover them and make sure they are comfortable - in a crib, on a chair, on the couch, on the ground, in a stroller. She really does love taking care of her babies and calmly strolling them and rocking them and reading to them. I know that when we have a real baby in the house things will be different, but I'm happy to see that she's so nurturing. Each day we do spend some time in the new baby's nursery because she enjoys playing in there. It used to be off-limits to her, but I've sort of slacked on that...it provides lots of playtime opportunities. :) To help get us prepared for the new baby, I've started taking out some of the baby things that we've had stored away for what seems like forever. Lainey has particularly taken to the bouncy seat, the one she so loved as a baby...

Lainey, about a week old (awww...a tiny little thing)

Night-night baby, sleep tight, I hope you don't mind a blanket covering your face (this happens almost every time).

Um, not so much.

For some reason, this evening she really wanted to say "cheese" for the camera. This is a waning "cheese" smile.

standing on a stool to play in her new baby brother's crib
(She finally has stopped asking to get in there!)

a happier "cheese" smile

Lainey's baby is going night-night in the crib. She puts them face-down, covers them, and then pats them night-night. We might have a small problem when there's a real baby in there. We think Santa might be bringing her a crib for her babies for Christmas...

Look at all of my teeth!

reading some of the new baby's books