i wish my hair would just stay like this all the time.
little katie-kate the sweet. i feel kind of like satan after what i put kate through. i’m pretty sure she thought she was kidnapped and had a small handful of melt-downs whenever it was time to sleep. i think sleep time is where she knows that it is for sure weird that mom isn’t around. i tried everything…i was all “kate you can see her tomorrow. kate, i’ll give you some sugar if you stop crying for mama.” and my final plea was “if you don’t stop crying she will never come back”. ok, bs on that last one.
for ser’s though, seeing such a little scared person cry is heart breaking. i felt like satan i tell you…
the good news, she didn’t miss her mom at all during the day. in fact, a few times she loved me and jake. she would run up to us with a big smile and hug our legs…especially to jake. when i was a nanny, the wee tot i watched (one of the four) was kate’s age, and there is a BIG difference in their behavior. kate is very happy, loving and not spoiled at all.
seeing the pip: if kate would have allowed it, pipsey would have pulled her hair and poked her eyes all day. but kate didn’t. here is proof that piper jane is totally guilty.
meg is a very good older cousin. she was SO excited to see piper jane. she kept asking me when we were going to see her. when we got there, she was gentle and interested in everything going on. meg is a very special girl to me. when i lived in atlanta, i got to babysit her a few times a week and we really bonded. she doesn’t call me “mae mae” anymore, and she now calls her favorite movie “sleeping beauty” instead of “sleeping Judy”, it’s a little sad to see her getting so big, so fast.
even as easy as it is to watch these two girls, it was a lot of work that i’m not used to. i thought so many times about what it would be like to have my pip, or a second child, at home. it made me really sad in one sense that i have now taken my nieces but not my own pippy to the playgrounds by our apartment, but in a weird way it made me feel lucky to have so much relaxing alone time with jake. one day we’ll have our girly home with us, but until she is ready, we get to give each other our undivided attention when we get home from work. maybe that isn’t better, but i don’t know the difference and i’m just trying to be positive. my gosh..the nerve.
Could Piper be any cuter?… Seriously, so precious!
The best thing that you can do for Piper is make sure her mom and dad have a strong, loving relationship.
Seems to be the case.