Mother's Helper

In addition to loving Leo and wanting to be with him all the time, Amelia wants to help with anything he is involved with. She gets me his outfits, likes to comb his hair, washes his back in the bath, reads to him, wipes his mouth if he spit up, etc. Amelia has tried feeding Leo before, but there was something about this time that was so sweet, and it was Leo's expression. It was as if he wanted her to feed him. He watched her longingly and opened his mouth like a good boy (maybe she should feed him more often...). She takes care of him and he likes that - most of the time. I try to remind her that he has to learn how to do things for himself, too. It makes it much easier to listen to Leo's cries in the car knowing that Amelia is going to chime in with her ABC's any minute. With a teacher like Amelia, Leo is a very lucky boy.