She loved him even before he was born. She'd hug my tummy and talk to my belly button and say "baby" all the time. But when she came up to the hospital that morning and met her new baby brother, Ella's life changed.
At first, she was unsure. Mommy was in a bed with tubes and couldn't pick her up. Daddy was there, but she didn't know what to make of all this.
She hugged him, and kissed him on the head and by the time she left, she was calling him by his name. "Alex." (although, when Ella says it, it's ALEC, she's not very good with the x sound.)
She notices every move he makes and every peep. It's always "Alex night night," or "baby Alex." She was in bed last week when Alex started screaming for a bottle, we heard Ella on the monitor saying"Alex crying."
She gets a little too aggressive with the hugging and patting and kissing etc... but so far, she's adjusting really well. Alex had lots of presents waiting for his big sister when she came to the hospital to meet him, so they're off to a good start.
I know the sibling rivalry will come. I had a little brother too. But at least we should have a few years of them loving each other first.
At first, she was unsure. Mommy was in a bed with tubes and couldn't pick her up. Daddy was there, but she didn't know what to make of all this.
She hugged him, and kissed him on the head and by the time she left, she was calling him by his name. "Alex." (although, when Ella says it, it's ALEC, she's not very good with the x sound.)
She notices every move he makes and every peep. It's always "Alex night night," or "baby Alex." She was in bed last week when Alex started screaming for a bottle, we heard Ella on the monitor saying"Alex crying."
She gets a little too aggressive with the hugging and patting and kissing etc... but so far, she's adjusting really well. Alex had lots of presents waiting for his big sister when she came to the hospital to meet him, so they're off to a good start.
I know the sibling rivalry will come. I had a little brother too. But at least we should have a few years of them loving each other first.
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