28 Weeks

My Baby Brother is 28 weeks old now, getting bigger every day. Sometimes at bedtime when Mom is reading to me, he kicks to say "Hi". She taught me how to gently push on her belly to get him to kick back. So, now I pull up my own shirt to show people the "little sister in my belly" and I push and poke my belly button to "wake her up". A couple of my friends at school have new babies at their house now, so they are teaching me how to be a big sister. I passed on a lesson to Mom this week: "Sometimes babies cry because they need hugs. And binkies". My parents have been reminiscing about my days as an infant, remembering how I loved (demanded) to be held during The Witching Hour at night... especially when they needed to do other things, like cook dinner or unpack boxes from the move. And look at me now! Can you believe it's been 3 years?Mom and Dad are joking that we need to schedule a big move, drastic career changes, or at least some major home renovations for this summer when my brother is born. They aren't sure how to handle a new baby while settled in a home in a familiar town with friends around. Dad says this will be the summer that a hurricane wipes out our house, it would be the only way to keep things equal and fair between me and my brother! We are ready for anything!