the midlife

Lily and Lexi often pretend to be somebody (or something).

I'm amazed at Lexi's ability to stay in character.

I guess now that she's two, it isn't such a big deal,

but she was doing it at 18 months, too.

Once,

I was Lexi and she was Momma.

It was nap-time, and she was running her mouth

so I said, "Momma, you should be quiet so we can go to sleep."

She looked at me and said, "Lexi!" with 3 syllables
as if she had just had it with me.

The other day, 

Lexi was Aiden;

I was Lana and Tyler was Luke.

(she isn't content to pretend herself; we must all join in the facade)

I asked Lily who she was.

"Oh, I'm the midlife," she responded with a sweet smile.

"The midwife?" I asked. 

"Yeah. The midlife. I help Lana with Kieron.

That's what a midlife does.
Helps people with babies."