Sweet Sisters

Leila has done surprisingly well with the transition to having another little person in our lives! We thought, like many toddlers, she would be jealous of the attention the baby receives and maybe even be aggressive to express how she felt about no longer being the (only) center of our universe. But we've been pleasantly surprised to find that she has been so sweet! Perhaps most surprising to me is that she doesn't even become agitated when the baby cries! From day one, she would do what she could to soothe Heidi, and if that didn't work, she would go on her way and play. Leila will say "she wants me to sing her a song" and will proceed to sing. She will even say "she wants my blanket!" And instead of finding Heidi's blanket, Leila will bring her much beloved security object-- her yellow blanket, for the baby.

She loves to kiss her. . .

. . .hug her. . .

. . .draw pictures for her. . .

. . .give her dollies. . .

. . . Leila will even run and grab her very favorite thing in the world--her yellow
blanket made by Aunt Becky. She'll say "Heidi wants a blanket! . . .No! Not
HER blanket! MY blanket!. . .

And she'll just be her friend in general. She often says "when Heidi gets bigger we're going to be best friends! I'm going to share my food, play toys with her, teach her songs" etc. Leila said "I love Heidi" without prompting before she even said "I love Mommy!" I'm so proud of this little girl and the sweet sister she is! (And she just beams when we tell her that!)