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Pregnant after a Loss
I have a confession.
So, in just a few hours, my sister is going to arrive with my adorable 2 year old niece, who has just started talking within the last few months.
I'm so excited to see them..and also nervous! To tell the truth: I'm a bit scared of kids. Aside from a couple of brief babysitting stints when I was a teen, I haven't really had ANY experience with toddlers/kids. I'm always worried they won't like me or I won't be fun and entertaining, or they will cry when they see me or something. Or that we won't have anything to talk about.
I want to be fun aunt! Quick - someone give me a crash course in Toddler 101!
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Re: I have a confession.
belly raspberries. oh and anything girly. ?my nieces love when i do their hair. they also love that i ask the questions about their lives and then actually listen to their answers.?
you'll be great. follow her lead and don't try to hard. they sense it.?
You will be a great Aunt and Mommy!!!
And yep, I agree with pp...act like a kid with her and she will LOVE you! 
Make her feel super special and she will be your best friend.
Kerri
OK, my 12 year old niece told me that I was the coolest Auntie ever this week so I feel like I am a bit of an expert here
My experience has been that all kids want to feel like they are important and what they say matters. I can't tell you how many conversations I have had with my nieces and nephew about the toys they are playing with or the show they are watching. It's sort of like a date - listen to what they say and ask questions - what are you playing with? what's its name? do you have a favorite character? That sort of thing.
Then for extra bonus points - remember the stuff they tell you so when it comes time to send presents you can get them the appropriate friend of their favorite toy or whatever it is that she is into.
I agree with all the pp's. SInging, dancing, playing outside and running around. Play dolls with her. Reading is a great one on one activity too. Toddlers also really like to explore different textiles and anything messy! Mudpies, playdoh, fingerpaint.
HAVE FUN!
Thanks ladies! Good advice. She's only two and so a bit hard to understand (hopefully my sister will be able to translate a bit) but I did speak with her on the phone right now and she was so excited to see "AuntieSaraUncMattBABIES!" (because she knows I have two babies in my belly, which apparently she just LOVES).
As for acting like a kid, THAT I will have no trouble with.
I feel the same way! More so with newborns than toddlers, b/c I'm good with toddlers. But I haven't been around many babies, and they scare me. I always feel like I am holding them wrong, and then they always start crying.... ugg....
Good luck!!?