This evening we came upstairs to play before bedtime and Brooke put baby in the infant bouncer and started reading her “The Grouchy Ladybug”.  Then while I was cleaning up the playroom after telling Brooke it was time for a bath she arrived back at the playroom door with baby, her bath soap, and her towel.  Saying “baby bath”.  I figured that baby needed a bath anyway (I run her in with Brooke’s clothes periodically) and that as long as Brooke understood that baby would have to dry overnight and she would have to pick another animal to sleep with tonight we could give baby a bath.  After a “yea” in response (we are excited to be getting verbal affirmations instead of the usual head nods) I started the bath.  After getting Brooke in the tub I handed her baby and then her wet washcloth.  Brooke cleaned baby all over, head, tummy, feet and then played with her.  I barely got Brooke dry before she insisted that of course baby had to be dried off as well.

Yesterday we had the best playgroup at stroller strides!  The Chesapeake Fire Department brought a fire engine and ambulance to the park for the kids to play in and did a demonstration of the the truck and their gear.  First thing they did when they came was hand out hats and stickers.  They were so nice and informative.  The kids had  a great time!