I captured this video of Mags while we were at a birthday party last weekend; she didn't know I was there. It was a costume party where the host provided the costumes. Maggie was so enamored of the ladybug wings and antennae (the tutu was hers of course) that they let her keep them. So we've had a ladybug occasionally living in our house.
Maggie continues to be on a Number 5 robot kick. She's not interested in the movie he comes from (Short Circuit), which is kind of good since it is quite inappropriate for her age (lots of guns and foul language). But, boy, has she glommed onto the character. The other day he was making mischief like you wouldn't believe: he was climbing on her desk; he was on the ceiling fans; he was tracking dirty footprints all over the house after Maggie had just finished cleaning them up; he kept getting out of timeout no matter where she put him. He's a bit of a trouble-maker, this Number 5. He also takes things out of her drawers and strews them across the house (gee, I wonder who actually did that). But unless she's blaming him for something she actually did, Maggie absolutely knows he's an imaginary friend. The other day I made up a story for her about Number 5 flying to Never Never Land (he can fly, by the way) to visit Tinker Bell. And while he napped in her room she drew a picture for him to take back to the Mainland and give his best friend, Maggie. When we got to school I suggested that she draw a picture for Tinker Bell so Number 5 could take it to her next time he felt like a good fly. She looked at me and said "It's not real, Mom." And when a neighbor at a block party gave her a cracker to share with Number 5, Mags told her "He's just pretend" and gave the cracker back. Well, okay then; good to know.
She continues to be adjusting really well to big sisterhood. We've had a couple of days where when Tessa cries, Maggie imitates the noise and yells for her pacifier too. Or I'm nursing the babe and Maggie goes on a spree throughout the house throwing everything she can reach on the floor and laughing hysterically. Those are fun moments. We did have a discussion yesterday about how if she wants me to pay attention to her, the way to get that isn't to be naughty; she should say "I want a hug, Mommy." But then she asks to hold Tessa and tickles her face with her braids. Or runs into the kitchen where I am and tells me Tess is crying -- "Help her Mommy!" -- even if she's in the bassinet right there next to me. Or exclaims "Tessa's so cute!" So all in all, I think she's getting along great with this new dynamic.
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