Today we went to look at Aoife's new daycare. She was so timid and shy at first yet she had a huge grin on her face. Sara had told the babies about Aoife's arrival and were anticipating her all day. They seemed so excited to see her. There are two 17 month old toddlers, Silvie and Julian, and a 9 month old baby who was adorable. Aoife loved playing with the baby dolls and was very affectionate with them which surprised me. She seems so maternal and sweet and kind right now at this age. She did seem to but heads with Silvie, the other girl, whatever Silvie was into is what Aoife wanted to be in and visa verse. I remember one time about a month ago. I took Aoife to the park by the hospital and Aoife was playing with another baby her age. they both were playing at a toy kitchen, but Aoife no longer wanted the girl to play there and she put her forehead against the other girls to push her away while she growled. I was so astonished at this behavior; it was so strange, and I felt mixed emotions of shame and pride. Then the girl wanted to put her hand in the sink and Aoife thrust her hand over it preventing the girl but somehow the girl had managed to put her hand in the sink and Aoife grabbed it and squeezed it; that is when I intervened. I hope she doesn't do this at the daycare to any of the kids, but I think it is normal behavior for kids at this age. Then there are times when she's very sweet with others. and she wants to kiss them. I think she'll like this new daycare. It is so much better than her last one. The kids seem more engaged, and Sara seems so enthusiastic and has a lot of energy.