Life Changes

So many things in life change, and it can happen so quickly that it will make your head spin.  Welcoming a second baby into the family is definitely a major life change.  Not just for you, who can at least prepare for it, but if you have older children, its a major life change for them also.

My son was 21 months when his sister was born, and its amazing to watch him changing and adjusting to her being in what was formally “his space”.  He has definitely stepped his energy level up a few notches, but he is also a really loving big brother.  When I was pregnant, I would always point to my belly, and say, “your sister Micah is in there”, and he would rub, and sometimes kiss my belly.  I wondered if that would continue once she got here, and it has.

Its the sweetest thing to watch him with her.  He loves to give her kisses, and when shes crying, he’ll stop what he’s doing to go to her and try to calm her down.  Don’t get me wrong, when she first came home, he wanted to love her, but  was NOT happy about her being here, and tried to get some little licks in (lol), but it didn’t take him long to warm up to her.

Initially, I worried about them being so close together, but people assured me that they would be very close because of their age difference.  I am already beginning to see signs that they will be pretty close, and im excited to see how that bond changes, and evolves over the years.

Ah, if we could all be like children and take life changes in stride…