Sibling Love

We were a little anxious to see how the kids reacted to Bella's birth. Austin was really interested in the baby in my belly before she was born. He'd talk to her and seemed to be excited about her pending arrival. McKenna was only just 2, pretty darn clingy and smack dab in the middle of the terrible (-awful-horrendous-miserable) twos, so we were afraid she'd be jealous of the competition.

Both kids were the exact opposite of what we expected!

As it turned out, Austin was fairly indifferent for the first couple days! He didn't dislike her or anything, but just didn't show any special interest in Bella. He kinda went about his business as usual. But after a few days, he started warming up to her and was so sweet with her.





And McKenna was OBSESSED with Bella! She never left her side, was constantly giving her hugs and kisses, just could not get enough of this new little doll! She wasn't always gentle, but it was just because she wanted to smother her with love!











She also developed this high pitch way of talking to Bella that she still does!

I'm so thankful for these three little people! I can't wait to see their love for each other grow and how much fun they're going to have together!