Now that my daughter has developed all sorts of mobile skills in the last few weeks, she is finding that her brother is a big advocate for her mobile adventures. What started as playing under tables and moving obstacles blocking the stairs, has turned into game with endless possibilities. My son has very astutely observed that his sister likes to crawl under, through, around, and over lots of things. He seems to be fascinated with the ways in which his sister gets around to get what she wants. With this knowledge and his own sense of adventure, he started moving … Continue reading →

This past week marked back to school for my oldest. I will miss having her around! She is such a big help to me in so many ways. She keeps her 3 year old brother entertained, and is always willing to help out with her baby brother too. Sometimes, she will climb into his crib in the morning to play with him. She will always go into wherever he might be fussing if I am in the middle of something if I ask her to and entertain him for a few minutes. She can make him smile like no other … Continue reading →

Your baby is growing up fast but she is still your little girl. But your little girl will be a big sister soon. Big sisters come with big responsibilities. It can be quite an adjustment for a little one who just left her own bottle behind. How will everyone respond to a change in family dynamics? When my daughter was about to become a big sister for the first time, my husband and I were concerned with jealousy issues. We were told to expect regression and poor behavior to gain attention. We wanted to have a plan in place to … Continue reading →

Becoming a big brother has been a slight adjustment for my son, but more a fairly easy transition. When I was pregnant with his sister, he was intrigued that there was a baby growing inside of me. Of course he could not understand what that meant, but he was excited nonetheless. I had originally thought that he would be present for the birth of his sister but it did not work out that way. Instead he was sleeping in next door with one of my younger sisters watching him. When it was time for him to meet his sister for … Continue reading →

When my husband and I decided to try for another baby part of our motivation was to give our son a sibling. He had (and has) a great temperament and loves “babies” (which is any child regardless of his or her age). We felt like our family was ready for another baby too. Even though I knew that our son would be a great big brother, I did have concerns about how they would get along. On his side of things, he has always had genuine love and concern for her well being from the moment he first held her … Continue reading →

After a very mild winter and what is shaping up to be a very pleasant spring, we have caught a severe case of summer fever. We would not have minded a more wintry winter or a more rainy spring (there’s still time for that), but with all this nice weather we are just itching to enjoy some summer activities. So while the temperatures are still mild we are making preparations for some good summer fun. I first realized that we might have an early start to summer when my daughter did not grow out of her zero to three month … Continue reading →

Bringing home a new baby is a joy for the parents. For siblings this new arrival may not be cause for tears of joy but tears of frustration. During this time siblings can feel replaced, left out, and alone. Despite the parents best efforts to make their older child feel loved the child may be jealous of all the time spent with the new baby. Many times feelings of jealously come later on after the novelty of the new baby wears off for the sibling. A delayed feeling of jealously is not uncommon as the baby grows to even a … Continue reading →