Friday, December 02, 2011

Dear Jack......

This will be the last picture taken of you on your own......soon you will be a big brother!!  You are in for such a great surprise {or a great let-down, depending on how you are feeling that day!!} But lets talk about a few things about being the older sibling!

You broke your parents in!  You have sorta paved the way for your little sister {yup, i think its a girl--mainly cause she is so late!  BUT your mom is carrying your sibling the same way she carried you...so she has us ALL confused to whether its a brother or a sister for you}

Isaac is sitting here with me now and is going to list off the things that he likes about being a big brother:
1-Having someone to play games with.
2-Looking out for Elliot.
3-Sitting on the bus with him.
4-Sleeping in the same room makes me less scared.
 ok....we sorta hit a stall after these 4....here are some of the downfalls you should be warned of:

1-He doesn't like when elliot yells at him or hits him.
2- I have to share EVERYTHING
3-He makes me smell his feet....{but to be fair, isaac made him try to smell his underwear this morning...so thats not really a fair statement...but back to isaac:}
4-He sometimes says "boo isaac" when we play games and i don't like that......

OK.....i guess those were his top 4....not too bad if thats where he stalled eh?

But Jack....if there is one piece of advice that i have for you as an older sibling that you need to remember ALL your life is this:

Your younger sister {or brother} is going to be the best friend you will ever have. 

They will be there til the end of your days....you may have times where you can't stand them and when you will make them sleep at the foot of your bed, or walk them into brick walls....but at the end of the day, treat them like gold because they will love you and look up to you probably more than you will ever know!

I hope that you love H or E right away!  And that you are a kind big brother who is loving and protective.....the biggest gift for me, as a mom, is watching my two boys love eachother....so give your mom and dad that gift....you are going to be an amazing brother!!!!