Big Sister
I don't think we've officially noted it here on the blog yet, but Olivia will become a big sister sometime in April. We've been pretty laid back about "sibling prep" and such for Olivia so far... we talk about it but for the most part let her bring up the topic. Lately she's been volunteering her interesting and cute thoughts.
"When the baby comes out, I'll give it a big hug and kiss."
"When the baby wants to watch TV, I'll line her up so she can see."
"We don't know what kind of baby we'll get. Maybe a boy, maybe a girl. We don't know what color eyes she'll have. Maybe blue like mine and Dad's, or brown like yours and Pilot's."
Last night T. Jay was reading on the subject of sibling preparation, and one parent advised that you make sure your older kid knows that their Mom and Dad will also be Mommy and Daddy to the new child. I thought that would be superfluous information at this point, but since we haven't explicitly said it, I figured it couldn't do any harm.
So this morning I asked Liv, "When this baby comes, who will its mommy be?"
She looked at me like I'd lost my mind. Very slowly, she poked me twice in the chest with her finger all the while staring at me through narrowed eyes like, "Lady, if you haven't figured this out yet you're in deep weeds."
Then, just to make sure I understood everything, she explained, "And T. Jay will be its Dad."
I suppose she's seen enough new kids and older siblings now to figure out that the new ones are stuck with the same parents as the old ones.



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