Amanda is very affectionate, and already shows a budding maternal instinct. She loves to cuddle with stuffed animals, like her favorite little dog and bear. Her favorite activity is to push Eva's dolly around in its stroller. She'll give the doll a hug, pat her on the back as she rocks back and forth, and say "awww", as if already anticipating our reaction to how cute she's being. (It kind of funny for me to have such "girlie girls", when I was anything but!) I can see how she wants to be treated herself, reflected in the way that she treats her "baby". Amanda loves to be held, kissed and cuddled.
She shows a lot of physical affection for family, too. Amanda loves to wrestle with Eva or give her hugs, and will lean over the edge of Eva's bed to give her big sister a kiss before naps or bedtime (she says "muah!" loudly, as if to make sure the kiss sticks). If I'm reading a story, Amanda has to sit in my lap. When I sit down on the floor to play, she crawls in and out of my lap every few minutes, as if she needs to "check in" with home base. She's my little "velcro baby", stuck on mommy, and needing lots of cuddles.
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