Baby Sister

On June 28th early early in the morning, my little sister gave birth to Zoe's little sister. Some of you are concerned with weight 9 lbs 3 oz, and length (we can't really call it height as of yet) 19 3/4", while others of you will be more interested to hear that she looks a lot like Zoe, and is pretty mellow. She doesn't cry much, and while my human growth and development class taught me that most movements at this age are simply reflexes, I choose to believe that she smiles often. On this, her fifth day of life on the outside she is really starting to look like herself and she is beautiful. For those of you who don't like books with lots of words, here are the pictures.

While being a big sister is always hard, especially in the beginning, Zoe is doing her best to share. She likes to hold her baby sister for a few moments and does her best not to poke but to be gentle and touch the baby's "soft hair". I try not to cry when Zoe crys, finding it hard to share mommy, or when she sings: "I love you, I love you, I love you, baby sister". I try not to laugh when Zoe offers to share her taco or milk.

My sister is a great mom, doing her best to make sure that the big sister knows that she is loved very much. My brother-in-law is a super dad, involved in every aspect of his growing family. I am blessed to be here to watch the flower of this family open to grow in beauty, receive this new life, and become something it was not just a few days ago.