Archive for January 7th, 2010
On Arrival of a New Sibling
I’ve been meaning to make a blog post about this but my thoughts aren’t cooperating well until Teacher Julie asked me this question “How did you “ready” your daughter for the arrival of your baby?”
I broke the news to our immediate family members including Ate Deye as soon as I learned I was expecting. But I had to think of the way how my eldest will understand without confusing her. Since she understands well what an “ate” means I first told her that she’s going to be an ate soon coz Mama has a baby inside her tummy. From then on, the thought stayed in her mind.
But honestly, there were times when it was really difficult to handle, the situation, particularly. Though she has expressed excitement, I have felt the rivalry she has inside her whenever I talk about the baby. Unknowingly, I didn’t know I was causing the jealousy she had first felt for the baby.
I remember an incident when I first felt my baby’s hard kick, Ate Deye was lying down facing me, and I was lying on my back, relaxing. I said “awwww!” loudly then she asked “Why?” I said “Baby kicked” As soon as she heard those words, she literally kicked my left side and said “Um!” It really did hurt me. I was shocked and asked her “Why did you do that?” She explained, almost crying “Bad sya! Kick ka nya!”
