Caroline has far exceeded our expectations as a big sister. We always knew she'd be an awesome help, but she is the BEST big sister a little girl could ask for. As my due date approached, we talked with Caroline about the various things she'd be able to help with once Anna came...getting her paci, getting diapers, teaching her sign language - but she does far more than that.
Anna's face lights up when she sees her sister. Her arms start flailing, her legs start kicking...now that I think about it, she could be trying to get away. Caroline can be kinda "hands on" at times. Ha! No, really - she sure loves Caroline and I KNOW Caroline thinks the world of Anna. In fact, if it's just me & Anna in the car, she's straining her neck as far over as she can to look at Caroline's car seat. It's like she misses her when she's not there!
Caroline reads to Anna at least once a day. And don't think Anna gets preoccupied with something else - she's all ears when she's being read to.
Caroline is teaching Anna to sign "all done" and "more". We will add to those as we need to.
Caroline is helping me change Anna's diaper. I bet she could do it by herself if I left her to it. Ha!
Caroline talks to Anna about her day - and asks Anna about her day at school, too.
Caroline does everything in her power to calm her down during her "bewitching" hour. (By the way, I thought for sure she would have outgrown that by now.)
Caroline loves to help cover her with blankets, give her a paci & her Lamby.
So far, Caroline has not tried to feed Anna yet, and I'm super-surprised at that, too.
And being the little monkey that Caroline is, we catch her having conversations with Anna almost word for word from what she hears us talking to her.
Reading my favorite book growing up - Corduroy
Kisses - all day, every day!
Father's Day 2012
(excuse Caroline's wild hair - we really can't do anything with it)
(excuse Caroline's wild hair - we really can't do anything with it)
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