I hope and pray that the words sweet, cute, angel, love, etc. continue to be in Emily's vocabulary as her little sister grows. Emily is an amazing big sister. I don't know where she got her patience as a big sister, but she loves Isabel and is so helpful with her. I don't know what I did when Emily was a baby without a gopher to grab things for me. :)
I try not to let my little sister see this because it might make her jealous, especially when she remembers the time I ran over her with my bike or sold her my hand-me-down clothes or listened in on her private phone conversations to later blackmail her. Hopefully Emily doesn't inherit my genes in the big sister department. If all she takes from me is bossiness I think we can handle it, although it is a little annoying for Aaron and I to take parenting advice from a 5-year old. She is continuously reminding us to be careful with Izzy because we're making her cold, uncomfortable, etc. We love her though and are grateful for all her help!
Love you Chel!
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dear emily,
it is hard work to take care of a baby. your little sister is cute! babies cry ALOT at night. we miss you. when are you coming to visit? we could go swimming again and go to the water park. and play with the water guns. we could play with you. "she liked to play with me alot!" (boo said this one). we miss you. love, emma, boo, maggie and max
Emily is a star -- she needs to pass some of her patience to my daughter.