For 9 months we have had 2 children. But only in the last month or two have they really become siblings.
Cal was so little when Ellie was born, only 16 months old. His life changed over night- and even though there was a fascination for our new little addition, there was an adjustment period that wasn’t always roses and smiles. He was used to 100% of the attention and now that was no longer the case.
His idea of being “soft” didn’t always match the needs of a newborn. He wanted to play with her but didn’t know how and wasn’t patient enough at the time to learn.
Things have changed in a drastic way. Cal is very aware of Ellie and loves to play with her. He is still working on the being soft issue, but amazingly Ellie never seems to mind being pulled, pushed or even steamrolled by her big brother… in fact, she loves it!
Here are a few of the tender moments I managed to capture.
While I was cleaning up breakfast, Cal decided to play a little football with Ellie. He put his helmet on her and then attempted to throw his football at her. Luckily for her he has terrible aim. He will make a better lineman than a quarterback! :)
We love going to Costco because of the double seater cart. It looks like Cal has her in a head lock, but he kept giving her hugs and kissing her on the head. This is her look of, “Uh mom, you 
Yesterday the weather was so nice we went on our first official family bike ride. We can’t find a helmet small enough for Ellie, but we stayed on our neighborhood roads. On his own Cal put his arm around Ellie and never moved it. It was as if he was protecting his little sister.
We had just emptied a box of diapers and Cal asked Patrick to put Ellie inside. He zipped her around the house saying, “Choo Choo” He’s TOTALLY into trains and was thrilled be giving her a ride.
I love the interaction between the two of them.
Everyday is a new adventure for all of us to enjoy!
