Yesterday you met your new baby sister. She was born a bit early, on Valentine's Day.
You were so excited about going to meet her. When you finally got to see her you were very quiet for a while - pensive - as if thinking, "This is not exactly what I expected." It's not exactly what we expected either...
We showed you that Mummy's tummy was smaller now, and explained that the baby had been born, and this was the baby. After a few moments, your face lit up.
"Baby Minnie! Baby Minnie!" you said, pointing and laughing. You wanted to touch her. We asked you, "Where are baby Minnie's knees?" and you showed us. "Where are baby Minnie's toes?"
The doctor was very impressed that a not-even-two-year-old could identify so many body parts, so we showed her one of your party tricks. We asked, "Where's Minnie's philtrum?" and, of course, you knew. The doctor laughed and said you would be a doctor too one day.
We explained that baby Minnie - Minerva Caroline Mimi - was very sick, and that she was asleep, and that we hoped she would get better soon and wake up so you could play with her. You were keen to start playing with her right away!
And then you started to get interested in the big fancy machine that adjusts her medication dosages... so that was the end of that visit.
For the rest of the day, you wanted to go back and see baby Minnie. Each time you went in, you understood that you had to be quiet because the baby was sleeping.
I hope there will be a day soon when the two of you can play together.
You were so excited about going to meet her. When you finally got to see her you were very quiet for a while - pensive - as if thinking, "This is not exactly what I expected." It's not exactly what we expected either...
We showed you that Mummy's tummy was smaller now, and explained that the baby had been born, and this was the baby. After a few moments, your face lit up.
"Baby Minnie! Baby Minnie!" you said, pointing and laughing. You wanted to touch her. We asked you, "Where are baby Minnie's knees?" and you showed us. "Where are baby Minnie's toes?"
The doctor was very impressed that a not-even-two-year-old could identify so many body parts, so we showed her one of your party tricks. We asked, "Where's Minnie's philtrum?" and, of course, you knew. The doctor laughed and said you would be a doctor too one day.
We explained that baby Minnie - Minerva Caroline Mimi - was very sick, and that she was asleep, and that we hoped she would get better soon and wake up so you could play with her. You were keen to start playing with her right away!
And then you started to get interested in the big fancy machine that adjusts her medication dosages... so that was the end of that visit.
For the rest of the day, you wanted to go back and see baby Minnie. Each time you went in, you understood that you had to be quiet because the baby was sleeping.
I hope there will be a day soon when the two of you can play together.
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