she is such an honest, and brave little girl. last night, after showering, she began to talk to me. as she spoke, she opened up about her concerns with this little baby coming along. she was such an open book. just spilling out her concerns and her excitement.
she said that she is so happy. but on the inside, sometimes, she is pretty nervous that everyone will forget about her and she will somehow become less important. she began to communicate to me how it is at her other house with her mom and stepdad and how the little ones get all the attention and sometimes she just gets angry.
it broke my heart to listen to this little princess talk about how she is nervous about somehow being loved a bit less. so we made a deal that in the beginning, the baby will need a bit more, and at times, mommy will be tired. but soon after, we will have special days. where she is the center of attention. and her big brother too.
i am so blessed to have a relationship with her where she knows that she can come to me with anything. and though i know the only thing that is really going to comfort her is to see it actually happen after the baby is here, she does know that my word is golden.
so, bucket, you will have to babysit so i can go on special dates with my other babies! cuz lord knows i don't leave them with the in-laws!
what are some things you did when you were pregnant with your second, or third, or.... so that your babies knew they were still loved?
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its been a while since i have come to your blog but when i had my baby boy when he was born i got my daughter (9 years old) a present from him and she helped with bath time and changing and had lots of cuddles with him and even now at 14 months she is a big help and i tell her what a wonderful big sister she is
When Zach was born Aidan gave him a gift and Zach gave Aidan a gift (at the hospital). Before Zach came I spent alot of extra time doing things with Aidan and letting him know that it will be hard for the first couple of months but that 1 time a week we will have mommy and Aidan time. I also made sure to tuck him in 1 time a week (hard when the baby needs you). I think the love you share with your kids transfers to how your kids will love each other. Aidan very rarely gets jealous and feels he is so lucky to have a brother.
Don't forget Aunt LL will come out and babysit too so you, Emily and or Jr. can go have big kid special days!
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