Life with Two

Big Sister & Little Sister

Adisson is a wonderful big sister and enjoys the presence of our newest addition.  Throughout pregnancy I was told by many that parenting gets easier after the first child because parents have the assistance of the older siblings.  I have yet to experience this so-called ease of parenthood.  Don't get me wrong, much credit is due to my 4-year-old for helping Daddy & Mommy with the new baby.  She is, after all, only 4-years-old and the assistance she is capable of giving at this stage in life is helpful... to a certain degree.  For instance, Catalina at the age of nearly 6-months-old was introduced to applesauce.  This baby's version of applesauce came in the form of mashups- the revolutionary organic squeezable fruit.  I pulled the mashup out of the refrigerator and set it on a table in the family room.  After changing Catalina into a clean diaper I grazed back to the kitchen to pour myself a cup of water before feeding time.  During this task I heard Adisson tenderly reciting words of praise to her little sister like, "great job, Catalina" and "that's a good girl!"  I relished in the sound of sisterly love when I suddenly snapped out of the moment when I heard, "you want more apple sauce?"  I hurried to the family room and saw apple sauce spread all over Catalina's mouth, cheeks, nose, ears, bib, and clothes.  I was upset that I had yet another big mess to clean but Adisson looked like she felt so accomplished and Catalina looked very pleased at the taste of apple sauce in  her mouth.  So on the one hand, yes, I have the help of the older sibling.  I just have to appreciated that the assistance comes at a 4-year-old level.