Build a Bear

When I was 36 weeks pregnant with Mylee, Maddy came with Jason and I to my doctor's appointment to see baby sister. She talked to her sister on the doppler and was able to see her on the ultrasound that day, so with the thought of her baby sister fresh in her head we went to Build-a-Bear on the way home and had Maddy make a stuffed animal for her sister. It was something special that Maddy could do for her sister and be excited about bringing it to her on her birthday (in other words, when she was born). Maddy picked out a gray and pink kitty cat. She was a bit shy about it, but loved it at the same time. She especially liked picking out a heart and then giving "Junior" a bath was the best part.

Kissing a heart before putting it in the kitty cat

Scrubbing "Junior's" back

Making a birth certificate

Bringing "Junior" home for baby sister

We went out to celebrate afterwards
(Maddy was in a big time momma phase for about a month before Mylee was born)

The week after Mylee was born when Jason was home for a few days we decided to take Maddy and Mylee back to Build-a-Bear so that Mylee could make one for Maddy. See Maddy really didn't totally want to give Mylee "Junior", so we thought we would clear it all up if Maddy had her own. As Mylee was obviously too young to pick out and build the animal we let Maddy do it all about but kept telling her it was from Mylee. She picked out a "Puppy" this time and again enjoyed putting the heart inside and bathing the dog.

Acting shy while watching her puppy get stuffed

Picking out the perfect heart

Kissing the heart

Cleaning her ears

Scrubbing her belly

Making the birth certificate

Maddy thanking Mylee for her puppy

Jason made the point when we left that we hope it isn't foreshadowning that the girls animals are a cat and a dog!

The girls with their babies and "Junior" and "Puppy"