A quick, cute story - A few weeks ago in Costco, I had both Enoch and Kate in the seats at the front of the cart. I had two people stop me and tell me how much my kids look alike. This is no news to me; good grief some days I feel like I'm raising the same child (only in looks, Kate is much more moody and noisy than Enoch was at this age). One women asked Enoch if Kate was his sister. He looked at Kate and then at the woman and said, "No, she is my baby girl princess". How sweet is that? We both laughed, then Kate and Enoch laughed. As I though about it later in the day, I realized how sweet that really is, and how true. I know that Kate is the only girl, but her brothers really do treat her like a princess. Lucky girl!
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
So Sweet!
When Enoch was born, Gavin was almost 7 (but closer to 35 in spirit). Gavin is a great, great, great brother; it is one of the things I admire most about him. But, with the age difference so great, we didn't have a lot of fighting, attention getting or dangerously dragging around of the baby when Enoch was small. We also didn't have a lot of funny questions or observations about the baby. With Enoch and Kate being three years apart, I have realized how much fun it is to see a baby through a child's eyes. Enoch actually has been very good toward Kate, very patient, loving and kind (he has a great example in Gavin of how to treat babies). But, along with all the good, comes some frustrating moments. Enoch isn't a child who craves extra attention, he is just so curious and busy that he gets it anyway just to keep him alive. We've also had some huge problems with sharing toys (especially since both boys think that Kate's new Christmas toys are better than their toys!) But, Enoch really is good to Kate - very protective of her and aware of her needs and moods.
A quick, cute story - A few weeks ago in Costco, I had both Enoch and Kate in the seats at the front of the cart. I had two people stop me and tell me how much my kids look alike. This is no news to me; good grief some days I feel like I'm raising the same child (only in looks, Kate is much more moody and noisy than Enoch was at this age). One women asked Enoch if Kate was his sister. He looked at Kate and then at the woman and said, "No, she is my baby girl princess". How sweet is that? We both laughed, then Kate and Enoch laughed. As I though about it later in the day, I realized how sweet that really is, and how true. I know that Kate is the only girl, but her brothers really do treat her like a princess. Lucky girl!
A quick, cute story - A few weeks ago in Costco, I had both Enoch and Kate in the seats at the front of the cart. I had two people stop me and tell me how much my kids look alike. This is no news to me; good grief some days I feel like I'm raising the same child (only in looks, Kate is much more moody and noisy than Enoch was at this age). One women asked Enoch if Kate was his sister. He looked at Kate and then at the woman and said, "No, she is my baby girl princess". How sweet is that? We both laughed, then Kate and Enoch laughed. As I though about it later in the day, I realized how sweet that really is, and how true. I know that Kate is the only girl, but her brothers really do treat her like a princess. Lucky girl!
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What a sweet story! I'm glad to hear I am not the only one with the sibling rivalry too!
Kate is a lucky, lucky girl, and so are you.
Reading what Enoch said about Kate brought tears to my eyes. We are so blessed to have such great spirits in our family. I wish often we could remember what things were like before we came here so we would truly appreciate our children and who they really are.
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