I'm going to be watching a little girl Teya's age in my home full time, 5 days a week, and today was my first day. Teya already knows the little girl from church and really likes her, so I wasn't worried about them getting along. I was a little worried about what it would be like having "twins" more or less. I was worried about double diapers, double tantrums, double messes, etc...However, I found to my great delight, that the only thing we really doubled up on was FUN! Teya had such a good time with her little friend around and I felt like it totally brought out the best in her. She was sharing, playing nice, and being such a little sweetheart. I think she liked the fact that she was on her own turf so she could show her little friend around and be the "big man on campus." It was really cute to see her give a tour of all her toys and show Anna how to jump off the stairs, roll play-dough, push the right buttons on her toys, and all the other essentials to playing at Teya's house.
Teya also ate better and napped better with Anna around. I think she saw Anna gobbling down her food and it brought out her competitive side, so she started gobbling away too. Then when I put Anna down for a nap, Teya, not wanting to miss out on anything Anna was doing, said, "I tired, I night night." So day one was a big success and I think we're going to have a lot of fun having a permanent play-date buddy!
Coloring on Teya's new easel we got off craigslist (I love that site!)
This is the face Teya had on pretty much all day long : )
4 comments:
Wow, how nice of you to take that on!
What fun! I hope it's such a party every day!! Thanks for your email and your comments on my blog! This is fun!
I hope it continues to be a positive experience. Way to go on taking on a challenge!
You are a brave woman! That's great that it's so fun for Teya. Sometimes they just need a little friend to keep them out of your hair.
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