Ready to be a Big Sister

Natalie is showing many signs of being ready to be a big sister.

1. Her favorite book is:

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2. She has missed her babies and asked about them while we were in Florida. When we got home from 6 days away, she spent at least 30 min taking care of Baby Ellie and Baby Kathy:

Her deep care for where her babies are continued today. Ellie came to church with us and both babies were included in story time. The 5.5 of us took up almost our entire king-sized bed. I could barely see Jordan, as he and I were the bookends.

3. She knows Pinto is inside Mommy’s tummy and has requested “Pinto come out!” Since that has happened yet, she instead tickles and pats Pinto. (More tickles than pats.). And offers the occasional “nigh nigh”.

Since Natalie is very much a Mama’s girl, I don’t anticipate a very smooth transition when Pinto actually arrives in March, but Jordan and I are doing what we can to encourage Natalie’s natural nurturing side. And we know grandparents will be very helpful when it comes to doing special things with Natalie and watching Pinto so that we can have one-on-one time with Natalie too.

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