In the last post I lamented about how my poor child was feeling left out when it came to her little sister. Poor Grace just wanted to be like Laura. Well, she got over it.
Laura is no longer "baby" she is now "sister", "Laura" or "baby Laura". Grace now introduces her as "sister" to the cashiers at the grocery store and to moms on the playground. The other day as I was cleaning the bathroom I overheard:
"Good baby. Good sister."
Laura starts to cry.
"Oh no baby. I know Laura. I know. Shhh. Oh dear. It ok. I know. I know. Shhh. Ok."
Laura continues to cry.
"Mom Laura crying. (softer) I know, I know."
I walked in to see Grace sitting on top of Laura (hence the crying). Rubbing her head trying to calm her down and trying to put a soother in Laura's mouth.
I tried to explain to Grace that Laura loves her and she loves Laura but Laura doesn't want to be sat on. Laura is little and Grace is big. You can easily hurt her by trying to love her that way. Grace didn't like this very much and everyday since then I have dealt with excess kissing, hugging, cuddling and climbing on the baby.
I don't want to turn Grace off of showing physical affection to her sister, especially after the last few weeks in which Laura was seen as an intruder into the house. I guess this is why they say that the younger child is the stronger child. They have to be tough just so they can survive the loving.
Laura is no longer "baby" she is now "sister", "Laura" or "baby Laura". Grace now introduces her as "sister" to the cashiers at the grocery store and to moms on the playground. The other day as I was cleaning the bathroom I overheard:
"Good baby. Good sister."
Laura starts to cry.
"Oh no baby. I know Laura. I know. Shhh. Oh dear. It ok. I know. I know. Shhh. Ok."
Laura continues to cry.
"Mom Laura crying. (softer) I know, I know."
I walked in to see Grace sitting on top of Laura (hence the crying). Rubbing her head trying to calm her down and trying to put a soother in Laura's mouth.
I tried to explain to Grace that Laura loves her and she loves Laura but Laura doesn't want to be sat on. Laura is little and Grace is big. You can easily hurt her by trying to love her that way. Grace didn't like this very much and everyday since then I have dealt with excess kissing, hugging, cuddling and climbing on the baby.
I don't want to turn Grace off of showing physical affection to her sister, especially after the last few weeks in which Laura was seen as an intruder into the house. I guess this is why they say that the younger child is the stronger child. They have to be tough just so they can survive the loving.
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