For the most part Abby handles being a big sister really well with the exception of a few minor infractions here and there and reminders to be "GENTLE". She watches out for her little bro and calls him Zacky Boy. I am guessing she picked this up at daycare but regardless it is super cute.
Anyway, lately there have been a few instances of "baby envy". Since almost every month one of her aunties has a baby and Zack is the baby in our house, she picks up on how adorable babies are and the special attention they require. Luckily, she us not really acting out just making sure she gets equal or more positive praise:). She requests "baby Abby" and likes to be rocked every so often. It is nice for a moment to have her snuggle and be clam:). We have noticed that when we cheer on Zack, Abby will mimic the same behavior (standing up, eating, talking) etc. We tried to explain that they do different things and Abby can already do all the things Zack can but attention speaks louder than words sometimes (don't get me wrong... She us not lacking in the attention department!). For instance, at breakfast this morning, Zack was babbling away and said, "dadadada". We all cheered and then Abby said I can do it too, "dadadada". So, we cheered for Abby too. It works pretty well when Zack is a good eater because Abby then wants to be a good eater too.
Today,Zack was looking cute peeping out the window so I took a picture and Abby walked up and said, "take my picture too". Apparently, she is quite observant since she struck the exact same pose! It loooks like he is picking up some of his sisters' curls in the back..uh oh!
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