Big Sister Maylee!

Maylee loves her sister!  We are constantly telling her to back-up because she wants to be in her face giving loves all the time.  She is fascinated by everything Kaleah does (eating, getting a new diaper, getting dressed, burping, etc.)  When Kaleah is asleep, Maylee loves to give her hugs.  When Kaleah is crying, she usually pats her and says, "It's okay Honey"...followed with..."Mom, I think she wants more milk."  If Kaleah is crying in the car, Maylee says, "Kaleah is crying because she doesn't like this song"...and when Kaleah stops crying in the car..."Mom, Kaleah likes this song!"

Maylee loves helping.  If Maylee notices we are changing a diaper, then she runs to get her stool. One of her favorite jobs in putting the powder on Kaleah, which means powder sprinkled from her bellybutton to her knees...my thought it powder doesn't stain.  We are working on only "two shakes in her potty spot."   She also likes helping watch her when we need to step away for a second.  She usually sings a song or talks to her.  Kaleah seems to like listening to Maylee's voice and likes laying down while Maylee reads her books.  One time, Kaleah was fussy so Maylee put the "blinky" (pacifier) in Kaleah's mouth and then positioned Kaleah's arm/hand over it to help prevent Kaleah from spitting it out...smart girl.  Maylee likes holding her but it usually lasts for about 16.4 seconds before she says, "She's too heavy."

Everywhere we go, Maylee tells everyone that she has a little sister named Kaleah.  Even in church while up front for children's sermon, she interrupted to announce to the congregation, "I have a little sister. Her name is Kaleah." One day at home, Maylee was watching Kaleah in the baby lamb chair and Kaleah put her finger up on her head.  Maylee said, "Mom, she is thinking about me!"  I also had a great mom-moment, when Maylee came in my room to give Kaleah and I kisses and hugs goodnight and then said, "I like that baby."

Here she wanted Kaleah to lay on her pillow with her and then she helped Kaleah keep her pacifier in.

I took the opportunity to continue getting ready for the day and greatly appreciated Maylee's help!

Maylee is also doing some of the same things we do for Kaleah with her baby dolls.

She always liked her dolls but now she plays with them daily and now one of them is also named Kaleah.

She is never the mom to the babies, always the big sister. 

Here she is driving her babies to the doctor and the purple bag is her "diaper bag"...

Now, she is driving the four little babies to "Crazy Aunt Connie's house"...

(She hums while using her hands for a sterling wheel, 

then she says "Erch, we're here" when she is done driving somewhere.")