She has been doing great with all the changes, but there are times when she feels jealous and left out of the lime light that for the last 5 years shone brightly on her alone. She has been a big help and a great big sister, but at times it is tricky to keep both our girls happy. Lydia is clearly trying to stake out her territory as well so at some point during the day there are tears. We can't give both Gabby and Lydia 100% of our equal attention, eventually someone gets jealous - Gabby pouts, Lydia screams.....we roll our eyes knowing that this is part of parenthood. However it is amazing to think that they have both been sisters for under two weeks and already can see the bond forming between the two girls.
It was rainy on Sunday by the time Rob got the bike put together, so we took Gabby and Lydia to a local park on Monday afternoon to test it out. Gabby did really well (with the training wheels for now) and we all had a good time. Lydia started off on her little trike but soon figured out that the stroller was easier.
We also found that a new play area had been installed in the park so we stopped off and gave the girls time to run around. It was fun to see Lydia try to keep up with Gabby as she climbed like a monkey....she is definitely going to be a "me too" little sister. She is always checking out what Gabby is eating to see if she has the same snack. It goes both ways....Gabby has eaten more crackers this week than ever because that is one of Lydia's favorite snacks so of course Gabby has to have the same.
The up side of this "me too" game is that today when Kara took Lydia to get new shoes, she was reluctant to put her foot down to be measured by the salesperson. Of course Gabby was right there to do it first and then Lydia couldn't get her foot measured fast enough.
Ready to go to the park.
Peek-a-boo Lydia!
Peek-a-boo Gabby!
Getting along great on her new bike.
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