Today Annie ran to the front door and said, “Walk? Yes?” Surprised, I looked to Heather who explained that her Dad (“Bampa”) often takes Annie for a walk around the block when he comes over.
“DADA? WALK? OKAY, DADA? WALK?”
“Guess you’re going on a walk,” Heather said.
I nodded and opened the front door for Annie, but instead of heading outside, she bolted past me and deeper into the house. I stood there, thoroughly confused, until she returned pushing her toy stroller with Lola, her baby doll, strapped into it.
“Walk!” Annie directed as she pushed Lola out the door.
Heather burst out laughing. “Have fun on your walk with your daughter… and granddaughter.” Smart ass.
So yeah… I was the guy out on a walk with these two:
I shouldn’t have been surprised Lola joined us on our walk because for the last month Annie has been OBSESSED with babies. Real ones are, of course, the coolest, but her toy babies hold a very dear place in her heart too. In addition to “Lola” there is also “Lolita” (a miniature version of the Lola doll), and the oh so cleverly named “Baby.”
It is so fun to watch Annie with her babies as they have brought out the nurturing instinct in her. She will feed them her sippy cup, then lay them on the couch and say, “nigh, nigh, babies.” It is so sweet.
About half-way around the block Annie pointed at some flowers and said, “Look, Lola! Flowers!” She waited for Lola to get a good look at the flowers, then wheeled her away and further up the hill.
“Wow,” I thought. “Annie is going to be a great big sister. We could probably even let her babysit!”
And then – out of nowhere – Annie shoved her stroller as hard as she could and yelled, “GO, LOLA! GO!”
She then chased after Lola giggling like this was the funniest thing ever. I don’t think Lola found it very funny though. Just look at her face:
Lola: looking seriously traumatized
So maybe Annie isn’t ready to babysit quite yet. But after all this baby stuff I am sure that, if Heather and I are lucky enough to have another child, Annie will make an incredible big sister.
She just won’t be allowed to push the stroller.
Jenn says:
It’s all fun & games UNTIL the stroller goes rollin’ away!! I hope one day you guys will be able to video tape her saying “walk”?…”yes”? or “Outside”? “Yes”? The whole “YES” thing sounds so darn cute!! I would LOVE to hear her say it in her little video!!!
Another baby?! YAHOO!!!! I can’t wait!!! You two make GREAT babies!!! I think Annie would be a great big sister. I can see her being very protective over her sibling!!! Good luck!!!
Kristin says:
I want to see a video of it too!! Love that she says “Yes?” Too cute!
The baby obsession is seriously too cute. I love watching my daughter play with her babies.
Autumn says:
That’s pretty accurate to real life. My three year old would beg me to push his baby sister, but occasionally out-of-nowhere he would push the stroller as hard as he could and start laughing. So I always had to keep close.
The worse part was my daughter loved it. Making his response, “But Mama, the baby liked it!”
Johanna says:
I remember taking my brother for walk in his stroller when I was a kid. My older sister and I were fighting to be the one to push the stroller and we were on a slight hill (going downwards) and we ended up kind of losing control over the stroller and my youngest sister ended up getting run over by it.
Yeah, kids and strollers with real live babies in them is not the best idea.
SJ says:
You were ALSO the guy taking pictures of a baby doll Just sayin. What a great daddy!!!
Skye says:
This is so funny- it takes me back to some early memories of my dad taking me for a stroll (I think he did this when I was past the normal age of being in a stroller, but I would beg him)- he would start running, then let go and I’d shriek with terror and excitement as the stroller kept going on its own. (Of course he always made sure it was safe to do so and never did this down a hill!)
Jennifer says:
My three year old’s mothering skills have come a long way since she was Annie’s age. She became a big sister at 26 months (last January). She would watch me nursing her sister and so she started picking her dolls up and “nursing” her babies too.
However, when I was finished feeding her sister, I would gently sit her up and burp her. When she was done feeding her babies, she would chuck them across the room!
Kristin says:
I just love Annie stories. She always makes me laugh.
Amy says:
Too cute Heh.
I remember those days of walking daughters and their babies. Especially comical as they were twins so of course had TWO babies each of their strollers
Fred says:
Our younger daughter before love playing her dolls and she assume that she’s the mother of her dolls. She make a small house that is made my cloths and pillows. I really love watching my daughter. And watching the memorable photos of yours reminds me of her.
AmazingGreis says:
She will definitely be a great BIG sister some day!