The Big Sister

I mentioned on an earlier post how blessed we are that Gabby is so patient and understanding with Raquel. It makes me sad that she is not able to play with her sister in a normal way just yet and that Raquel often leaves her in tears due to the scratching and hair pulling. Gabby never asks me what is wrong with her, how come there are so many people coming to the house to "play" with her, or why she can't do the things that her 2 year old cousin can do. Instead, she just takes it all in stride and could not be more proud. She loves the fact that since I have taken Raquel out of daycare, she is with us when I take Gabby to school and pick her up. She has made sure that all of her friends have met Raquel, and always tells them that she is "the best little sister there is" and that she is "REALLY special."

Because of her patience, it is very easy to forget that Gabby is effected by all of this as well. Raquel often demands a tremendous amount of my time, leaving less of me for Gabby. We do try to do "date night" once every couple months where she and I can go to dinner and the movies alone (Horton Hears A Who is really good, by the way.) But it is the one-on-one time periodically throughout the day that I am promising myself to work on - because this little six year old deserves it.