In February, my brother and his wife had a little boy. There was a gap of a few days in between mom's so I got to go help. I got to stay at their house with the girls and play mommy while Danny worked, and Karen spent time with Nick. They have 5 year old, Kali, and 18 month old, Sydney, and I took Isabelle with me. I had so much fun!
Sydney and Isabelle are the easiest 1 year olds I've ever met. There were almost no fights and they just played happily. The only downside, was they kept waking each other up earlier and earlier in the mornings. The two 9-9:30 awakers, were getting up as early as 6:50. It was not pretty. Late afternoon nap got earlier and earlier!
The first night, after all the girls were in bed, Danny took me to the NICU to see Nick. I got to hold him and feed him a bottle. He's so tiny!!!
Isabelle absolutely LOVED Sydney's toddler bed. I've started my search to find a cheap one on KSL or Craigslist.
They were so cute to watch.
One afternoon, I loaded up the girls and picked Karen up from the hospital to go to a park for a little while. It was FREEZING!!!! Isabelle didn't have a great time, and this was before she discovered parks are fun, but Sydney loved it and Karen and Kali enjoyed the change in scenery.
I stayed a day longer than planned so I could see my mom. I kept talking about Grandma coming. When my mom walked in the door, Isabelle looked confused for a moment, because this was not the person she usually called grandma. She warmed up VERY quickly and then realized she has 2 grandmas and they both love to hug and kiss her and play with her and read her stories!
Once Nick came home, Isabelle had to be so helpful. She had to be close and see what was going on. It was really funny to watch.
