Being a Big Sister is Tough

Riley has been our baby for the last 5 years. Although she has been around our nieces and nephews, we were a little nervous about how Riley would handle having a little sister. To our delight, she has adapted to the situation better than we expected!

Emilie, Ross and the neighbor had taken turns checking on Riley during our two-night hospital stay. After being locked in the house alone for so long, Riley was very excited when we returned home. In addition to greeting us, Riley got to meet her baby sister. She was extremely interested about who was inside the car seat. Although she was very excited, Riley did a nice job of greeting her new sister and kept her kisses to a minimum. (If you know Riley, you know that’s hard for her to do!)

Once we got settled in, Riley began her Big Sister duties. She found out that having a baby is a lot of work! Riley has been present for all of the feedings and diaper changes. She gets up with me in the middle of the night and will sit with us until the feeding is finished. She looks worried when Harper becomes fussy and will oversee the situation when she hangs out in her bouncy seat. By the end of the day, she is exhausted!