Hello, Dolly!

I'll admit it. Jonathan has two baby dolls that he loves to play with. He walks around cradling them in his arms, feeds them a bottle, and even kisses them more often than he chews their feet. I think it's neat that he's so nurturing to his "babies."

Lately, it's become obvious that Jonathan understands a lot of what we say. He's also making the first moves towards pretend play. So when he was toting around his dolly the other night, I thought I'd give him a little test. I asked him "Jonathan, do you think your dolly needs a diaper change?" He stopped in his tracks for a moment and looked at me. Then he flipped dolly over his arm, lifted her butt up to his nose, and took a deliberate sniff.

I'm still giggling.