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Big Brother

Well, I certainly haven't posted in a while! Actually, for some reason, I was having trouble getting into my blog space to post. Still haven't figured out why, but here I am.

As for Xander, he seems to get it that he's becoming a big brother soon and getting a baby sister, but who knows for sure. We've been reading a lot of different books and his favorites seem to be The Berenstain Bears' New Baby (he says, "Papa Bear, Mama Bear, Small Bear" then "Daddy Bear, Mommy Bear, Xander Bear" ...pretty cute) and Hello Baby! (he looks at the picture of the fetus growth stages in the book and says, "do you want this baby? This baby? or this baby?" which I find pretty hilarious.)

I'm banking on his happy, loved nature to get him through, but just in case, I'm teaching him how to be a helper (he helps us feed the cats, puts clothes in the hamper, etc.) and I'm amassing an arsenal of small distractions and gifts "from his baby sister" to cheer him up once she arrives.

I'm also building a few Xander-only memories of special times such as our recent Day Out With Thomas (we have pictures of us with Thomas in his room and he's still really enjoying them) and last weekend's visit to the Train Museum. I'm hoping these are investments in him feeling special and secure that will pay off when I'm running short on energy and sleep! We'll see!