Siblings

It is interesting to watch my kids become siblings. Yes of course the day Owen was born he had a sister and she had a brother but like two islands in the stream the two had little to do with each other. Kailtyn has moved from Owen is an intersting toy to well I don't know where she is now. But she has the ability to be the sweetest girl in the whole world and then just what any good sister will be- here are some incidents that have amused me or made me think lately

1. Owen was playing with her pooh book that plays music - this is one of her favorite books- she is going to bed and Dad says- Kaitlyn get your book- I glare at him and say well Owen was playing with it. She like any good almost 3 year old says "no mine" and takes it away. I sigh to myself and feel bad for my infant son. She comes running out a minute later with a different book - also one of her favorites and gives it to Owen.

2. It is bed time which can be hectic - I am getting Kaitlyn ready for bed, Dad is entertaining Owen before his bath - but chores call and he is also ironing. Kaitlyn finishes her bath and we are working on getting ready for bed- I go to get her medicine while Owen screams and Dad says "owen I'll be right there" Suddenly he stops crying which actually gets our attention and I look and hear Kaitlyn saying "it is OK Owen I am here" I am here and she is holding his hand.

Heartbreakingly beautiful.

But the flip side

Sibling rivlary

Kailtyn thinks sharing with Owen means taking his stuff and we had actually gotten Owen his own copy of Goodnight moon- Kaitlyn's is wron and broken down from lots of reads and I figured he could use his own copy. Yesterday she took his copy and gave him the old broken beat up copy.

Owen is 6 months old- he pulls hair, pulls at faces, shirts whatever. Kaitlyn has already uttered the words - Mommy his is touching me- complete with long wail.

Last night he was desperate to play with her- he is reaching out, cooing doing all his great baby stuff that most adults find fairly irresistable. She looks at him as if he were a bug and cries and whines because he is touching her leg.

I don't know if my heart broke because I can't stand for anyone to reject either of my kids or if because I am the youngest and I know how it feels when your cool older sibling totally blows you off when you want so much to play. No books or offers to make it all better with Owen were offered by tired cranky girl who was very put out that little brother is no longer a toy but seems to be more and more a person who is capable of moving, touching her, pulling her hair and in general being a little brother and not a doll.

And last night for fun I put this big girl in my arms and rocked her like a baby and she laughed and laughed- Scott said he swore he saw jealosy in Owen's eyes

Ah so it begins -