Summer 2010, Mariyah had no idea that her life will be turned upside down once her baby sister arrives to her world. Non of us had a clue of what kind of life to expect. That's the best part of adding a new member to the group.
The very first meeting was full of emotions. Mariyah totally believed that Selma is her new moving doll. She was so excited and thrilled.
She was jealous of course but never in a harmful way. She thought and still thinks that she owns Selma. Selma is hers and she is the one who could take care of her. She insists on feeding her from her plate or simply share her sippy cup.
She believes she's the one who taught her how to walk and how to dance. I tried my best to include Mariyah in anyway possible in the process of taking care of Selma. Mariyah was responsible of getting a new Diaper for her sister. was responsible of keeping Selma's socks on, patting her back to burp her and some other tiny responsibilities and she loved it and felt like a grown up.
Everyone feels bad for Selma though, simply because they think that Mariyah is the trouble maker and that she's controlling Selma's life and also because of the facial expressions of both girls...
LOOK!
Those who are close to me kept assuring me that there will come a time where both girls would become best friends and that the bond between them might get stronger than their bond with me. Should I worry?
I have 3 sisters myself and I remember how at a certain stage of life my sister became closer to me than my Mom!
**Mama is the closest to me now, so it's going to be alright :)
My question was always...When? When would they start playing together? When would they start enjoying time together especially when I'm too tired to take them out. Will they be able to entertain each other and give me sometime to relax?
There were two answers to this questions...
The first answer: Once Selma starts crawling.
The second was: Once Selma starts walking.
I couldn't wait for the first! Selma crawled later than I hoped but still...Mariyah was not interested in playing with Selma...She was actually jealous of her sis she started crawling herself!
Now, that Selma is walking it's happening!
They play & laugh like there's nobody watching :)
And Selma's personality is changing a lot. She doesn't want to be treated like a baby sister anymore...She Thinks she can do whatever she wants...Bye Bye innocence!
She enjoys pulling Mariyah's hair. She knows it makes Mariyah cry and she knows Mariyah won't harm her or hurt her back so she simply enjoys it! The best part of the whole thing is that both of them forget the hurt and pain really quick they get back to playing in a blink of an eye :)
Now, she follows Mariyah everywhere! Mariyah can't wait for her sister to nap so we could read together in peace...
So she could color and paint in peace...
So she could go for a swim in peace...
So she could watch her favourite Dinosaurs cartoon in peace.
Being a baby sister is not easy at all!
Being a mother of partners in mischief is not easy at all...
But it's a life full of fun, laughter and forgiveness,
The day I tweeted about it was the day I decided to post this...I'm becoming a lazy blogger, but...it's Ramadan!
@supernido
It's amazing how kids can easily forgive and forget! I wish I can be as pure and innocent as my little girls...
Aug. 7
Al hamdulillah :)
