Friday, December 14, 2012

Big Brother Training Program

As my belly has been growing Clark has been undergoing big brother training in a program he created by himself for himself. Since the summer Clark has been nurturing his toys in a manner that surprises me since he's never watched me care for an infant. He's given all his toys many gentle baths in the baby tub, diapered them, and has wrapped them up and cradled them while saying "baby". He's even safety-tested the baby's bassinet and given the toys a turn in there as well. 
I recently potty-trained him using a doll that wets--Baby Doll--that he takes everywhere now (along with his cars and trucks) and treats like his baby. He also likes to feel the baby move in my tummy. From what I've seen over the past several months I think Clark is going to make an excellent big brother!

p.s. As the months have progressed he's also gotten increasingly clingy to me. It's endearing, yet when my pregnant body is exhausted it would be nice if he'd be content letting his daddy take care of him a bit more. 

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