The Little Sister

Ellie & Jack have both now met their little sister. Ellie came home on Thursday afternoon for a bit and immediately asked to hold Amelia. She held her much longer than I thought she would, and asked when she would wake up. Ellie still thinks that this little sister is going to start running around and playing Barbie's with her. She'll soon find out that Amelia isn't that much fun yet. She was very excited to get to see her and barely wanted to leave my side to go play with Lilah. I'm sure she'll be glued to me next week when she returns and wanting to be very helpful!

Jack, on the other hand, had a different reaction. We met Dennis & Jane in Boone for dinner, so we were at a restaurant when Jack saw her first. Amelia was asleep, and Jack just smiled at her and said, "Baby Sister." He stared at her for quite a bit, and then took his finger and poked her hand. When she stirred, he was quite amazed. I think he thought she was just a doll, since she wasn't moving. After dinner, again, he stared at her for a bit, and then poked her hand to make her move. It was hilarious! He just kept making sure she was alive and that she moved.

Since being home today, he hasn't really had much interest in her. He and Billy got up before us and they played quite a bit before we girls got out of bed. But he's just been busy all day playing and being his normal self.

I'm anxious (& a bit nervous) how next week will go when we jump back into our "normal" schedule. And starting in June we start a summer schedule with no school/daycare at all. Should be a busy summer!