Life’s a Dance

This morning E was carrying around Mr. Dangles (her monkey). She had him over her shoulder and was patting his back. I asked her if Mr. Dangles was crying and she looked at me funny. She pulled him away from her shoulder, looked at him with the same look she had just given me. She then toddled over to me and handed Mr. Dangles to me. She started signing for ‘nurse’ (her first sign! she just really started doing it last week). I picked her up so she could nurse and she (loudly) protested. She handed me Mr. Dangles again & signed for ‘nurse’ again. I was totally perplexed. She started signing ‘up’ so I put her on the couch next to me. Again w/the Mr. Dangles & sign. She was growing increasingly frustrated. She put him back over her shoulder, patted his back and then handed him to me again. She must have decided to give up trying to get her message across because the next thing I know…she puts Mr. Dangles to my breast (over the shirt)!!! I tried to remove him but that produced an even larger upset. So I sat there, feeling quite freakish, “nursing” Mr. Dangles. Luckily he didn’t need to nurse long! She removed him, hopped off the couch and they toddled away.

I’ve read about nurslings doing this but I didn’t think it *really* happened!! Or, at least, that it wouldn’t happen to ME! LOL
Amy–Too cute. I can honestly say none of my three never tried that with me but I have cuddled and fed some babies some bottles.

Vicki–Oh, that is so cute!!! Although I think I might have felt freakish about it, but the thing is, a lot of little girls want to feed their babies… a bottle, nursing, my guess is that they use what they know. I am surprised that she didn’t try to nurse Mr. Dangles herself though. She really loves her mommy.