Toddler Tales: Our Newborn is Coming

 Folding newborn clothes

There are a few things O is teaching me about how to help her ease into the role of Big Sister.

First. 

Never mention that ANYTHING the baby will use was once hers.

As is the case with bringing out the newborn clothes. Amongst the ooooh's and ahhhh's we were both blurting out while rummaging through the teeny, tiny pieces, I bit my tongue several times.

There was no mention of any former owner!

Second.

A Big Sister will switch from being fully independent (for example: I said I was going for a run and she said she could stay home by herself) to fully dependent (to which I assured her, "Daddy is home, it's okay." and she started screaming "OH THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!")

Or the days she tells me she cannot eat because she has no teeth (a.k.a she is a baby) until the mention of the word 'popcorn' to which she flashes her mouthful of pearly whites!

Third.
Baby LOVES listening to what's up with the Big Sis.
M: "Baby! Did you know your big sister is jumping on the bed?"
M: "Baby! Your big sister is hugging you!"
M: "Baby! Your big sister is doing her fancy dance for you!"

O: "Mom. Tell the baby what his big sister is doing."
M: "Baby! Your big sister is picking her nose and eating it."
O: "It tastes salty. Tell him that."

Fourth.
Big Sister smirks every time I mention Baby is so in love with her and can't wait to meet her face-to-face.
Of course, Big Sister already knows that.

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