Soccer Sister

and swim lessons sister,

and running to and from school sister,

and generally whatever brother or mommy needs to do sister.

Oh, the downfalls of being a 2nd child. Lucky for us, Mia is pretty tolerant and happy to be out and about most of the time. Here she is in her new soccer sister role. She seems to be enjoying it despite the cool evening breeze (read: whipping wind - Mommy was freezing).

And one from the trip to school this morning - mainly just because I can't take how cute the hat is!

Smiles for Brother

Mia is completely in love with her big brother. I took these photos while he was chatting it up with her - too cute. You can just see the adoration and love for him in her eyes.

Reading

Too cute...

Luke actually knows the words to this book pretty well, so "reading" it to Mia was no problem. Goes to show how many times we've read it!

I'm pretty sure that there is an almost identical picture to this of my brother and I - I'll have to get it from my mom and I'll post it here, just for fun. So check back

Siblings

When I first found out I was pregnant with Mia, I thought a lot about how I might possibly love her as much as I do Luke. I also worried for Luke about how he would fare once he didn't have all of our attention. I had even found a poem that I blogged about (see "Loving Two") that described my feelings at that time.

As Mia begins to grow and become her own little person, I watch in awe as Luke takes on this new role of big brother. I honestly could have never imagined that he would actually like her, much less LOVE her, in these early days when she requires so much of my attention ... yet, he does. He shows concern for her, compassion, love, and a protectiveness that makes my heart swell. He told Mia today that she is "just so pretty."

Luke, your love for your sister makes me love you even more (if that is humanly possible). I feel so blessed to watch the two of you develop your relationship. I know that there will be so many challenging times as siblings (some of which Daddy and I will have to referee), but I am completely enjoying this time as you get to know one another and develop a bond that you will share forever.