Kayla's Baby

Quick story-- cause I'm crazy busy here trying to make the most out of nap time.

This morning I was getting Matt dressed while Kayla finished breakfast and the baby was swinging in the swing. I was talking to Anna on the phone about possible weekend plans as I changed Matt (now that's multi-tasking). Anyway, I heard the baby fussing (the run of the mill, I wish I was being held cry)- nothing major though. She stopped fussing a couple minutes before I finished changing Matt. I turned around to see Kayla standing in the door holding Julie upright. I calmly asked Anna to hold on, as I briskly walked towards Kayla. I grabbed the baby from her, and told her she shouldn't pick the baby up without mom's help-- she said, "she was crying, and I wanted to hold it". How do ya argue with that ;) So far today, we've reviewed the 'Julie baby' rules a few times, but Kayla's quite convinced that she's "me baby" and she can do what she wants with her. Julie appears to be unharmed and actually seemed content as Kayla was holding her-- who knows. I'm still puzzled about how Kayla unclasped the straps and removed her from the swing, but not enough to ask her to show me.


** update-- Kayla got up while I was typing this, and put all her laundry that I had folded in her room (and some away in drawers). After she finished, she said "mom, I want money from your room" (we have a change jar there). I'm hoping this is coincidental, and not that she's asking for money for completing a chore... she's kinda young for that (we have been giving them change to put in their piggy banks, so that's probably what she was reminded of when she put her clothes on the dresser).

Always interesting here...