Anastyn seems to have passed a developmental milestone and now engages in a lot of “imaginative play.” Some particularly endearing and humorous examples:
- She laid a pillow on the living room floor, lined up her dolls on top of it, pulled a blanket overtop, then put a finger to her mouth and said, “Shhhh!” Her babies were sleeping!
- She took her little “Madagascar” hippopotamus toy over to Mommy, put it up to her cheek, and made a kissy noise. What a lovey-dovey hippo!
- And my personal favorite: She was holding her plush owl round about chest level so I asked her, “Are you nursing the owl?” She proceeded to pull up her shirt and hold the owl in a football hold to her bare tummy. She even walked around the house like that, swaying left and right as if nursing the owl to sleep. Since that time she’s done it a few more times. This morning it was with a plush dog, and she added, “Pleeeeease” as if the dog was asking her if it could nurse. (The dog sounded suspiciously like Anastyn when she wants to nurse….)
Meanwhile Myrah has recently learned to sit on her own, and even lunged forward after a beaded necklace yesterday! Until then all she had done was crawl backwards until she got stuck under the couch. She now growls at people – happy but loud, aggressive noises – and it cracks her up to see Mommy in the mirror.
