So Kendrick has madly fallen in love with a baby doll that I kept from when I was a little girl. It isn't that he plays with her all the time or anything but he just likes to randomly take care of her.
It started a little over a week ago when he was playing with the stuffed animal bin and came across the baby doll. He snuggled her most of that day and has randomly dragged her into his playtime.
On Wednesday we were playing with his toys and he looks at me and says "baby sad". He then jumps up and runs to his room to go get the baby doll who is apparently crying.
When the baby is sad he will either put a pacifier in her mouth or bring her to me and tell me that she is poopy. I actually had him help me put on one of his diapers on her which made the poopy response come much more often.
When is friend Kason comes over to play they both fight over it so much that usually the baby doll has to go to sleep in another room for awhile so that the boys will stop fighting/ crying over her.
Sleeping with the baby is a must. It is now routine to rock the baby when I rock Kendrick before bed. When Kason is over during nap time Kendrick is generous enough to let Kason sleep with the baby girl but will usually steal her back once he is awake.
I never knew little boys loved babies so much. Kendrick also loves real babies too. He will play with them and acknowledge them more than kids his age. Pretty sure if he had the choice between having a friend over or a baby over he would likely pick a baby. I love this stage. I love that he is so nurturing and loving. I know this baby lovin stage will likely not last for long but it sure does make me smile each and every day.
**I will try to get some pictures of Kendrick and the baby. I haven't pulled out my camera in so so so long that really I don't know why I even own one.
So sweet!
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