And it starts!! :( This past week Ayla has been doing all the things that a pre-crawler does. She can get herself into the all 4's position but then she cries and rolls over like a dog that wants its belly scratched and begs for me to pick her up. Brayden the awesome big sister that she is was trying to help me tempt Ayla into crawling. We were putting her favorite toys out in front of her and going so far as to put the cat in front of her because she loves pulling on him. Poor Bennie! I think he likes it though. None of that worked. BUT after her nap the other day I went and sat her up in her crib because Brayden likes to play with her while I was finishing something. I went back in and I found Ayla had pulled herself to standing. Boy was she so excited about that! I asked Brayden if she did it by herself. She said yes. So I wanted to see for myself. I sat her back down and yep she pulled herself right back up with one gigantic smile. It was so cute Brayden was cheering for her. Now lesson learned, I cannot leave her sitting in her crib anymore. Luckily my bed is right next to it incase anything did happen. She might just skip the crawling and go right to walking to keep up with her big sister.
I am interested to see how Brayden is going to be with Ayla once she does start crawling and walking. She is so good with her now. Always brings her toys, shares with her, plays with her, and makes her laugh all the time. But what is it going to be like when Ayla can go to her and grab her toys and follow her around everywhere? Will the "That's mine" and "You can't play with that" start? Will she lose her sensitivity towards Ayla? I still kind of think she sees her as this doll that she can do whatever she wants with. We will see. I am excited to see their relationship grow when already it seems like they don't want to be without each other.
