Margaret hasn’t entirely bought into the whole “big girl” story we’ve been trying to sell her. In fact, though she’s willing to accept the benefits of big girlness, she really doesn’t accept the limitations.
For example, she doesn’t see why Ellie should have this interesting baby gym thing, when she herself would quite like to lie on her back and bat at things that swing.
When jealousy first reared its ugly head, we showed her her old tummy time mat, and asked if she wanted to show Ellie how it was done.
She did, and since then, when Ellie goes down on the mat, Margaret wants to go too.
See? Margaret is very helpful, though sometimes Ellie is not keeping up.
But don’t think that this cooperation means that Margaret is giving up on her dream of occupying Ellie’s gym.
She showed those owls who was boss.
Also, sometimes Ellie tries to avoid detection by dressing to blend in with her gym.
Unfortunately, I sent her out with the wrong pacifier, and it was a dead giveaway.
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