today betsy looked at me and said, plain as day, "i'm bored." she has a new cry. not a sleepy cry, a poopy cry or a hungry cry....now there is a new one - the i'm bored/feeling left out/can't see what's going on cry. she's already growing up so much and i've barely even taken the time to notice. she is, afterall, almost 4 months old and i haven't even gotten out any of the baby toys yet. i was looking back through petey's photos at this stage and decided i needed to do a better job. i'm glad the little lady spoke up! i'm making a marked effort to get her on the floor, roly-poly, with lots of new toys to practice holding and eventually chewing, with lots of tummy time and in general....its time for me to quit being nervous about having her down there. i just need to camp out next to her and help petey learn his boundaries around her. he's a great big brother and was really excited to hand her toys and say "heyo besy" (here ya go, betsy). he also gave her lots of high fives whenever she waved her hands in the air. and earlier today, when she was crying, he said to her so sweetly "shhhh, shhhh, shhhh" a-la-the-wheels-on-the-bus. these kids are precious.
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