tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758903250976786744.post8963719657717339296..comments2015-01-22T14:36:08.298-05:00Comments on The Wilcox's: Adia and Preggo UpdatesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03606840069953527046noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3758903250976786744.post-12870637592336243992011-08-22T18:38:05.053-04:002011-08-22T18:38:05.053-04:00when I was pregnant with Anna, Paul was 2 years ol...when I was pregnant with Anna, Paul was 2 years old. I worried so much about them getting along. I REALLY wanted them to have a wonderful relationship as big brother and little sister. I saw a woman at the preschool I was working (I was the assistant teacher there) and her son and daughter were 18 months apart and WONDERFUL friends. I stopped her one day to comment on how nice it was to see siblings love each other and take care of each other like her children do and told her about my fears of my two children not getting along. She just grabbed my hand and said "honey, I make them get along. I make them take care of each other." I didn't get it until I had Anna. I would give Paul little jobs (take the diaper, put her paci back in, sing her a song) that were his big brother jobs. He LOVED them and felt so much like a part of the whole baby thing. I STILL have to sit them down every now and again to explain to them that they are to care for one another and love one another. A lot of parenting is modeling. They have no clue how to treat one another until we show them how. <br /><br />you'll be amazed by how smoothly those first couple of months are with the new baby. The second time around seems so MUCH easier than the first. The first one changes your life so much that the second one just kinda slides in there. However, you might have a OH MY GOSH moment, I did, when you hold BOTH of your babies for the first time. I was like, ummmm, can I REALLY do this?Jessicahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12846579509355307669noreply@blogger.com