Little mommy

One of the many things that I adore about Kyla is that she is a little mommy.  She has a maternal instinct that is just built into her.  When she turned one she got her first baby and many babies to follow.  Ever since then she has loved those babies to pieces.  For the longest time you really wouldn't see her without one of her babies.  Here she is with one of her first....this is when the love began:

And over time, the love continued......

 Offering her baby a drink

 Reading time

 Showing her baby some of her birthday cards on her 2nd birthday

Kyla is now about to turn four and in recent months her babies have kind of taken a back seat to the Disney princesses and other new things in her world.  Also, she now has a real life baby she very much cares for....her little sister, Ashlyn.  One day earlier this week I noticed her getting her babies out and going into pretend world with them.  Ashlyn was taking a nap at the time and she said to me, "Mommy, do you want to play babies together"?  My answer was an immediate yes!!  I had missed those babies.  Between her natural maternal instinct and really vivid imagination, we had the best time.  There is no doubt I was wishing I could press a pause button, because I didn't want it to end.

Here is the little mommy with her favorite baby, Libby.  We were under the dining room table because Kyla called that our "house".

  Time to go for a walk.  (Notice Libby's wild hair...we have never been able to tame it.  One of the things we love about Libby). 

 Kyla wanted to take Libby to the park.  She is using the red pillow as a swing to push Libby in. And, yes, Libby has her diaper on outside of her pants....it just works for us that way.  :)

 And here is Libby going down the slide

 Kyla noticed I was taking pictures of her, so she decided to get her camera to take pictures of Libby. :)

 Diaper change

 Time for a bottle

 And a story

 Tucking our babies in for nap time

 Saying a nap time prayer for the babies...."Dear Jesus, please be with my babies while they sleep."

We had the best time.  I cannot tell you how much joy it is has been to see Kyla with her babies since she was a baby herself.  I know she is growing out of the playing with babies stage, but I still think she has a little left in her, which makes me very happy.  One thing is for sure....I love this little mommy.