Poor Ana.

One of her friends, he's 2 and a half, and he's at that stage where he hits and pushes.

Well, lots of kids do that, nobody's blaming anybody. But since Ana's been tagging along after him, she's been getting pushed around a lot. Physically - with some guidance, she can stand up for herself. I hated to do it, but I taught her the magic phrase "If you don't stop, I won't play with you anymore", and it works. To an extent.

So today, she and Joshua (the aforementioned kid) and another boy, Frankie, are all playing together at the SICM. ( Read more... )

Baby update for 'dul and Jenn's benefit

( Everybody else will likely find it boring )