In preparation for the baby’s arrival, we’ve been practicing with Mckayla about sharing and taking turns. She has been pretty good and even did really well at the Children’s Discovery Museum. We went to visit Jocelyn and Owen’s new baby Kermit yesterday after lunch. On our way there, we kept telling Mckayla about being gentle with the baby and being nice. When we arrived at their house, Mckayla was distracted immediately with the big frog pillow on their couch. Then, she started playing with Jocelyn’s Mom (who was also Mckayla’s old Nanny). Ted held the baby first and brought the baby to Mckayla. When Ted asked Mckayla to say hi to the baby, she ignored them and continued to play. Then, it was my turn. I brought the baby to Mckayla again and asked her to say hi. She looked up and patted the baby while saying “gentle, gentle”. Then, she said, “can’t pat baby hard, baby will cry”. We hung out there for a bit longer and Mckayla came over a few times to pat the baby. She has made good progress since we visited Ada and Robert’s baby couple weeks ago. Hoping these “exercises” will prepare her better when her little baby brother comes home in a couple weeks.
15 Feb
