Those were the first words Emry said when she walked into my
room at the hospital after Ethan had been born. She and Papa had been
practicing all morning. But while we know the words, we don’t quite understand
what they mean for she points to Ethan and exclaims, “Beek sister!”
While she may not quite understand who the sister is, Emry
is a good big sister. She likes to “help”. Changing a little boy’s diaper takes
longer than changing a little girl’s as it is (keep this dry, get that wet…)
but with Emry’s “help”, well… I’ve learned it’s easier just to change him on
the floor so she isn’t always pulling at me and asking to look. She likes to
help with the Vasoline, throw the diaper away and use the cloth to give him a
bath. Thankfully, she is careful.
She loves to share her toys, piling them up on him as he
sits in his chair. I told her the first morning he was home, I was putting him
on the floor to stretch. Since she is quite familiar with stretching from my
pilates videos, she gets down on the floor and stretches, arms in the air and
legs out in front. One of her newest tricks (and we have quite a few as we’re
getting braver, climbing, running and jumping) is “standing” on her head. She
loves to show Ethan how she can do that. And if he falls asleep on the floor,
she lies down next to him and wants to be covered with his blanket, too.
She brings him his little hat, and his burping cloth, and
his pacifier if he’s fussy. Right now, she refers to him as “Baby” since Ethan
has proved a difficult name for her to say. And she loves to give him hugs and
kisses. It’s fun to watch our little big sister.
Meeting the little brother for the first time.
Teaching Ethan how to stand on your head.
Sleeping with Ethan.
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