Becoming the Big Brother
My older child is a toddler. Fortunately, he’s become pretty easygoing - as toddler go. Despite his good nature, I was very concerned about how he’d adjust to the new baby. With the birth of my new son, I’ve pulled out every tool in my considerable arsenal to ensure he adjusts as well as possible to his new role – The Big Brother.
Helping
The easiest yet most difficult thing I’ve done to help Jake is allowing him to help me. Who cares if there is a small coating of powdered formula on the floor? The fact that Jake gets to pour the little scooper into the bottle and then shake it makes his little world right again. I’ll admit occasionally Baby Brian has to squirm and fuss while we wait on Jake to select the diaper with baby Elmo on it
