A FEW OF HER FAVORITE THINGS CONTINUED

Liv has always been head over heels crazy for Ava's American Girl doll. Everytime she sees it her hands start waving up, down, and sideways, and her eyes are always open wide as she squeels with excitement at the prospect of being able to hold this ever coveted doll. Ava most often obliges, and let's Olivia touch her beloved Julie doll, and give it a short hug, but it is always taken away from her quite promptly as Ava is too worried about Olivia messing up Julie's hair. Heaven forbid.

When the doll get's taken away, Olivia most often throws herself on the carpet in a heap, sobbing uncontrollably most likely in the hopes that Ava will give the doll back.

This scene plays out a few times each week, and every time it gets me to see Olivia so very sad over this doll. What to do?

Well, buy her a doll that is just for her. No, not an American Girl doll, at least not yet. But I figured I could swing by Target and get her her very own newborn Cabbage Patch doll. She would love it just the same as the American Girl doll, and it would cost me about $100 less. Win, win.

So I bought her the doll the last time I was at Target, and presented it to her that evening. And it was love at fist sight.

She spends much time hugging and loving her new baby....

And much time carrying it around from room to room....

As you can see, she has some work to do when it comes to properly holding and carrying her baby, but heck, for being just one I think she is a pretty good Momma, don't you?