The Best Big Sister Ever

Tomorrow Cali will become a super big sister - the leader of two, not just one. I couldn't be more proud of her. Every day she shows her true colors of a nurturer, leader, and playmate. She takes care of Ranon so tenderly (although there still is fighting - nothing is perfect), but everyday you can see her love for her younger brother. She is the best big sister ever, probably better than me. I did my best.

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Cali was super excited to find out she was going to have a new baby sibling. But was insistent on having a little sister. Knowing how emotional she can get and how disappointed she could be if things did not quite go as planned when they were in the ultrasound room. I wanted to make sure that any disappoint she may have, she could deal with before we went to the ultrasound. So, I told her it was a possibility she might be getting a little brother. Her reasons for disappointment - "I already have a little brother." "Little brothers hit you." She cried for about 15 minutes and I had to calm her. But as the weeks went a long building up to when we were to find out, Cali convinced herself she was having a little brother. So, much so, she had told her classmates and teacher she was having another little brother. "I love my teeny tiny brother!" she announced at one dinner. When I said that Ranon wasn't so teeny anymore, she explained she wasn't talking about Ranon, although she loved him too. "But my teeny tiny brother in your tummy. I think the lady is going to tell me he has a teeny tiny wiener." Well surprise, Traeger ended up being a girl after all and Cali is ecstatic to welcome Octavia come June.