Gracie Meets Sierra

Garren and I got our first glimpse into what it might be like if Gracie had a sibling. Our friends Jessica and Steven came over for dinner Saturday night with their 2 week old baby Sierra. Gracie thought the baby was cute...at first. She would hug Sierra's foot and point to her and say "baby!"

As time wore on and I held the baby, and Garren held the baby; Gracie became less and less sure about this little wriggly thing. While Garren and I were taking turns getting our "baby fix," Gracie showed off all her tricks. She tossed the ball, she pulled out many, many toys, she sang her ABC's- all in an effort to divert the attention her way. Her (Gracie's) cuteness wore off, and her efforts turned in to temper tantrums. Gracie refused to eat even though I made her favorite; lasagne. She cried and insisted on being held. When it came time to put her to bed she wouldn't drink her milk or sit still for the stories, and she screamed when we removed binki to brush her teeth. She did go down okay, but she insisted on keeping her milk cup. I let her have it, but only because I knew she wasn't going to drink it, she just wanted to clutch it. I was right, I checked on her an hour later and she was sound asleep and the milk hadn't been touched.

Garren and I love our baby very much, but we don't want to keep her from other babies or children for fear she might get jealous. Jealousy is a healthy part of life, and it will take time for Gracie. After all, she has been the center of our world for nearly two years now. But, Gracie is a also a sweet and caring child, and I don't think it will be long before she starts asking when Sierra will come over to visit again. Besides, Gracie has two parents whose job it is to make her feel wonderfully special--and we take our job very seriously!

As for Sierra, she is a beautiful baby with a wild set of lungs and a hollow leg! I have never seen a baby eat that much. She drank 4 or 5 ounces in one setting, and I feed her 4 ounces earlier in the day! We were so happy to have all three of them over for the evening and hope they will come back soon.

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