Girls and Dolls

In Maya's package there were three baby dolls. With their dark hair, button noses and narrow eyes, these dolls were China Dolls through and through. Three dolls? Hmmm... who to give them to? That wasn't a hard decision, as the three oldest girls in the foster home right now are all the perfect age for a doll. And they each need a baby of their very own.

Can you guess which three girls we mean?

Claire's doll seems to be ceramic, or at least at-risk-of-being-breakable, so it was perfect for her. The first thing she did was carefully carry her new doll to her nanny, and then to everyone else's nanny, to show off the beautiful little doll.

Joy and her doll. Need we say more? The picture below is worth at least a thousand words.

For Wendy, this doll was a dream come true. She immediately cradled the doll in her arms, named her, "Baby" and then sought out a suitable stroller. Now, every time Wendy goes into the backyard to play after preschool, she asks if she may go back to her room and bring her baby doll outside. She often comes up to me and says something like,

"My baby's in bed. She's tired." Or, maybe, "She's hungry, I'm going to go and feed her." Even once, "My baby didn't take a bath today," and, "she's not allowed to play right now, she didn't listen."

Wendy is truly a little mother. She is in her element when stroking a little one's cheek, handing them a toy or walking her little baby around and around the backyard, singing to her.

 

Girls and dolls. We're so happy that our little girls have this special chance to love on a baby doll of their very own. It's an important part of being a little girl, don't you agree?

Do you have any cute stories about your little girl and her doll? Tell us!