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| From left to right: Malachi, Bronwen, Alice, Ava, Bear (I don't know how he got in the picture), Silly Sally, Grace, Olivia. Not pictured: Betsy |
How many babies do two little girls need? Apparently, lots! We have a total of eight, that's four per girl. Malachi, Bronwen, Grace and Betsy belong to Maggie and Olivia, Ava, Silly Sally and Alice belong to Mary. Now, I am all for simplicity, so part of me thinks one baby per child is enough. I think about asking the girls to choose which baby they would like to keep and give all the rest away. But, these babies are like their little children. They have carefully chosen names for them. They bathe them. They dress them. They feed them. Baby Olivia even flew with us to California to visit Nana and Papa! Plus, each baby is unique. Olivia and Malachi both have pacis, teddys and bottles, but Olivia came with a bed and Malachi came with a carrier. Silly Sally can go in the bathtub and the swimming pool. Bronwen has a bracelet on her wrist because she just came home from the hospital. Grace has a paci that attaches to her clothes and really pretty booties. Alice has hair that can be brushed and styled. And, lastly, the mysterious Betsy has braids.
We do have a home for these babies and their clothes and their blankets and their pillows and their pacis and their stuffed animals and their bottles and... However, they are so well-loved that they never seem to make it there. Instead, they are sleeping on the bed, eating in the high chair, celebrating a birthday, taking a bath, or being examined and bandaged at Mobley Infirmary. I guess I don't really mind having so many babies, since they are all played with and loved so much!
I don't think 8 is too many babies when they are all loved, cared for and played with. Babies left on a shelf, ignored and neglected are a sign of too many babies.
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