When Katy was born, our little neighbor Sam was 22 months old. Apparently his parents had been helping him anticipate Katy's arrival by constantly telling him about the "New Baby" that would be born. So when she finally came, Sam came over and repeated his mantra throughout the visit "New baby, new baby, new baby, new baby, new baby..." After that initial visit, his mom told me that he would sit up on his own couch, look out the window, point at our house, and say, "New baby, new baby, new baby, new baby..." Even as their car pulled down the street, he would point at our house and start...you know the drill.
But the funny part? Six weeks later Sam's baby sister Ella was born. You know what he called her? "Ella, Ella, Ella, Ella." He never once referred to her as "new baby." It was as if that was Katy's name. Capital N, Capital B: New Baby. Now that he's 3, Sam knows Katy's name, too.
Sometimes it's hard for me to imagine what Katy will be like when New Baby is born. That's 6 months away, and she changes so fast...what is a 22 month old like? Of course every kid is different, but when I want a visual image, I just picture little Sam when she was born, repeating his obsession, over and over, "New baby, new baby, new baby..."
2 comments:
It IS hard to think of these kiddies at nearly 2! I bet she'll be talking up a storm and helping you a lot. My sisters kids always LOVED to help out with new babies!
I had an idea for your blog name - keep it at "Katydid" because that's special to her and add the new baby's name. When/if I have another baby I'll probably name the blog "Life with our Lads" or "Life with our Lad & Lass".
Just a thought
Hey, thanks for the link the other week!
Also, Calum is days away from turning 22 months old! He still refers to Emmett as "Baby" about 90% of the time. We're trying to encourage him to use Emmett's name, but he only does so when he feels like it.
I think 22 months will be a perfect age to become a Big Sister. They're mostly too young for real jealousy, but definitely interested in the baby. You are going to have a blast. I mean, it's hard, too. But it's not twice as hard. It is definitely twice as fun.
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