Ellis and her doll. I found this Asian babydoll on Amazon and just had to order it. It's not half-Indian but it will do. I have since named it Mei-Mei which means "little sister" in Mandarin.
Not sure what Mei-Mei did here but it appears that she's getting a lecture from her big sis!
Cuddling. Read below to find out why she's sleeping with Mei-Mei...
Ellis is checking out the other kids who came to visit the fire station. I seriously love how diverse our neighborhood is.
Engine 1
Inspecting Engine 1 with Jo-Jo (her friend and babysitter)
Driving the fire truck. I thought she'd lose her mind when Jo-Jo put her in the seat but she just grabbed the steering wheel and seemed ready to go.
Truck BIG, Ellis SMALL
Playing with the ladder
Watching the firefighter demonstrate the water hose
"Wawa, Wawa, Wawa" was pretty much all she had to say for this one
As you can tell from the photos, we recently bought Ellis her first doll and doll stroller. Every time we were at the park she'd try to play with other kid's dolls and, recently, she started to pick up her stuffed animals and pat them, rock them, comfort them and give them her sippy cup. So, it seemed the appropriate time to get her a doll of her own. For those of you that know me well, this was not an easy purchase for me. As a kid, I spent more time playing with my brother's Tonka trucks than I did with dolls, so this whole "girl" thing is a bit of a learning curve for me. Anyways, once the doll and stroller arrived, Ellis fell in love. She pushes Mei-Mei from one end of the house and back. If she's awake and we're home, she's playing with this doll and stroller. So, obviously, good purchase despite my reservations.
As you can tell from the sleeping picture, Ellis took Mei-Mei to bed for her nap time yesterday. Usually I don't let her sleep with toys. She has one snugglie (DA BEEEEE) and that's it. But yesterday while Jo-Jo was watching her, Ellis managed to take her snugglie into the bathtub with her, thus rendering it too wet for nap time. Since I wasn't here, Joanna gave her the doll to help her sleep. When I got home and she told me what had happened I immediately found the backup snugglie (yes, we have two) and headed into her room. I didn't think she'd sleep with such a fun toy and was determined to swap them out so that Ellis could nap. Well, needless to say, I found Ellis cuddled up with Mei-Mei. I thought it was so cute that I just had to take a picture of her.
This morning our local fire station held an open house for kids in the neighborhood. I decided to take Ellis and I'm really glad I did. As you can tell from the pictures, she enjoyed poking around the fire trucks and observing all the kids. She did get a little scared when some firefighter (who obviously does not have children) decided to honk the really loud horn. In fact, there was a collective cry that rang out from many kids and that, I think, is what actually scared Ellis (not the noise). Anyways, it was fun to watch her explore this new place. And it just reminded me once again why I love living in the city.
1 comment:
Okay, love the new pics. Baker adores his stroller too. It's one of those things he plays with a lot when we're home, unless it's a truck. Funny thing, he doesn't want anything in his and he likes to throw it around...such a boy. I so wish our local fire dept did an open house! Fire trucks are one of Baker's favorite things...we hear about a dozen of them a day at our house. It looks like Ellis had a great time! Oh, and love the sleeping picture with Mei-Mei!!
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