A minute later his ordeal was over as Kimberly settled him back on her hip and took Deedee from the crib to ride on her other hip. She took them into the living room to play in the playpen while she watched TV. After a while, Kimberly got up and said, “Kimberly’s going to the bathroom for a few minutes, okay? I’ll be right back! Be good babies and play quietly in your playpen while Kimberly’s gone, okay?”
Deedee looked up at her sister and smiled winningly in agreement while Ron looked morose and stared ahead of him. Ron sat in the playpen, not knowing quite what to do in his new body. In the past he had watched Deedee mimic baby behavior when she pretended she was an infant.