Oh dear! I'd like to apologize for my lack of presence on social media this weekend. Saturday and Sunday, my baby boy had the stomach flu, and then Justin and I caught it yesterday. And, let me tell you...it is hard to watch a rambunctious almost 10 month old when you and your husband are both home from work trying your best to stay still to get healthy.
I'd like to introduce a new friend of mine! Jenny from All These Things. She is a cute mommy blogger just like me! Today she is taking over my blog and I'll take over hers this week as well!
I never understood why people wanted only one child. I grew up with 3 older siblings and I always thought how boring it would have been to be an only child. Even on days that I was fighting with my siblings, I was still glad I had them.
3. They will always have each others backs. Even when they don't seem to get along at home, the protective sibling comes out when someone is being mean to them. If you had siblings, you know this from experience.
6. The pride in your family grows when you add another child to the mix. Sometimes kids do things that drive you nuts, or even embarrass you. But the amount of times you feel proud of them easily outnumbers the embarrassing times.
7. This may sound funny, but hand-me-downs. I love to use Adelaide's old clothes for Evelyn. Some of them are too warn out and, we of course by Evey some of her own clothes. But I have my favorites that Ladie wore that I love to see again. When I got my sister's hand-me-downs, I always felt so grown up. Of course I liked getting my own clothes too, but when it was time for me to wear a certain shirt that my sister wore, I felt like I was grown up enough to be like her.
8. Sometimes a sibling is the only one you feel like you can talk to about things. I wanted my kids to feel that way too. When I didn't feel ready to bring something up with my parents, I told one of my siblings and, usually, they helped me talk to my parents. Like the first time I got pulled over, my brother helped me tell my parents, and it didn't turn out quite as bad as I thought it would.
9. Teaching love is so much easier when they have other people to love. Even if they don't act like they love each other all the time, they do.
10. It might not be a great thing on the parents list, but you have someone to blame when you need them. That sounds absolutely ridiculous, but it's true. And sometimes siblings are even willing to cover for you and take that blame.
I'd like to introduce a new friend of mine! Jenny from All These Things. She is a cute mommy blogger just like me! Today she is taking over my blog and I'll take over hers this week as well!
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I never understood why people wanted only one child. I grew up with 3 older siblings and I always thought how boring it would have been to be an only child. Even on days that I was fighting with my siblings, I was still glad I had them.
I always wanted my kids to have siblings to play and fight with too. And here's why:
1. Siblings are built in friends. When no one else can play, you always have someone to play with. I love hearing my girls play together and I almost always loved playing with my siblings growing up.
2. Extra hands = extra help. Although sometimes I'd rather get the job done on my own, it's nice to always have a little extra help. When I had just had Evey, Ladie was really good to help, once she got used to having her sister around. When I needed something, she would run and grab it for me. When baby needed a diaper change, Ladie would sit and talk to her while I changed Evey. Now they can both be really good helpers when they are asked to help.
2. Extra hands = extra help. Although sometimes I'd rather get the job done on my own, it's nice to always have a little extra help. When I had just had Evey, Ladie was really good to help, once she got used to having her sister around. When I needed something, she would run and grab it for me. When baby needed a diaper change, Ladie would sit and talk to her while I changed Evey. Now they can both be really good helpers when they are asked to help.
Growing up it was nice to have people to spit the chores up with so I didn't always have to do all the same chores all by myself.
3. They will always have each others backs. Even when they don't seem to get along at home, the protective sibling comes out when someone is being mean to them. If you had siblings, you know this from experience.
4. When you have your first baby, you feel like you couldn't have another one and love them as much. But having more than one child has made me love both of my girls even more.
5. All kids have their own personalities. They come into the world with them, and they develop them more as they go. I love to watch them do their thing. They both have such cute little quarks. Watching them figure the world out with each other and on their own is amazing and so fun.
5. All kids have their own personalities. They come into the world with them, and they develop them more as they go. I love to watch them do their thing. They both have such cute little quarks. Watching them figure the world out with each other and on their own is amazing and so fun.
6. The pride in your family grows when you add another child to the mix. Sometimes kids do things that drive you nuts, or even embarrass you. But the amount of times you feel proud of them easily outnumbers the embarrassing times.
7. This may sound funny, but hand-me-downs. I love to use Adelaide's old clothes for Evelyn. Some of them are too warn out and, we of course by Evey some of her own clothes. But I have my favorites that Ladie wore that I love to see again. When I got my sister's hand-me-downs, I always felt so grown up. Of course I liked getting my own clothes too, but when it was time for me to wear a certain shirt that my sister wore, I felt like I was grown up enough to be like her.
8. Sometimes a sibling is the only one you feel like you can talk to about things. I wanted my kids to feel that way too. When I didn't feel ready to bring something up with my parents, I told one of my siblings and, usually, they helped me talk to my parents. Like the first time I got pulled over, my brother helped me tell my parents, and it didn't turn out quite as bad as I thought it would.
9. Teaching love is so much easier when they have other people to love. Even if they don't act like they love each other all the time, they do.
10. It might not be a great thing on the parents list, but you have someone to blame when you need them. That sounds absolutely ridiculous, but it's true. And sometimes siblings are even willing to cover for you and take that blame.
I loved having siblings growing up, and I hope my kids will be able to enjoy it as much as I did. Even if I didn't love it all of the time. And even if I never wanted to admit that I enjoyed having them around.
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I LOVE this!!! I can't even imagine having only one child. :-)
ReplyDeleteI know, right! I'd like to have a few more children, too.
ReplyDeleteI love this post! Being apart of a big family is the best :)
ReplyDeleteIt definitely has its perks!
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