A Present for Evan

We have decided that to help jumpstart the sibling bond between Evan and Lil' Babe, they would get each other presents. Evan got Lil' Babe a crib soother. He has one that he loves, but it's discontinued and we have yet to find a good replacement. His (Fisher Price Birdies) plays music, the birds move, it lights up AND it projects onto the ceiling. I've found similar products, but none with the projection feature. We thought we found something close (Playskool), but it only plays one song and then shuts off. C'mon, what babe will fall asleep in the length of one song? Evan's will repeat the same song three times before shutting itself off. That's a little more realistic. So we will be returning the Playskool version and our search will continue.

While at the toy store, Evan picked out the toy that Lil' Babe will get for him. It's a GeoTrax set with tracks, a truck and a conveyor belt to load boulders. It looks exactly like what the roofers used to get the materials onto our roof, so he's set on this toy. He asked if we could buy it that day, but I told him that Lil' Babe has to go shopping for it.

A few days later, we were in the parking lot at Bellevue Square. He saw a mommy carrying a tiny baby and said, "The momma is carrying their Lil' Babe. Do you think that baby can get Evan his present?"

Our friends had their second child yesterday - Congratulations! I explained to Evan that Uncle, Aunty and Coren had their Lil' Babe and Coren is a big brother, like how Evan will be a big brother. Evan then asked, "Can Coren's Lil' Babe get Evan his present? That would be crazy!" Then he said, "Did Coren's Lil' Babe get Coren a present?" I told him to ask Coren when we see them.