Siblings

Fabian 5 1/2 mo, Lucy 4 and Javier 3

Some of Anita's siblings were over to visit today.  She enjoyed having some fun with them but was obsessed with her little brother.  She gave him many kisses and wanted to constantly sit on him or poke at him.  She also wanted to sit in his car seat and mess with the seatbelt.  It was one year ago that Anita started to come home for weekends and Fabian is that exact same age now that she was.  Seems strange how much life has changed and also how much Anita has grown.  It used to be that the older kids were in her face constantly poking at her, wanting to kiss her and pick her up.  Now she is the older kid.  Anita continues to not feel well and we are contributing it all to post surgery pain as she is holding her head, ears and neck a lot.  She did not sleep as much today but was whiney and fussy throughout the day.  She didn't even want to shop which is one of her favorite things to do.  Instead she walked about 20 feet at Shopko and wanted back in the cart.  Poor girl.  Hoping the pain is over soon and she can get back to enjoying the Spring.  Anita is the new owner of a potty chair and has been enjoying sitting on it and getting used to it.  Yesterday she opened it, sat down for a few seconds and then wiped herself with a chip.  She's getting the hang of things even before her body is ready.  Today before the kids came over, I told her who was coming and she pointed at their picture in her room to look at.  We went through everyone's names and then she was able to point them all out as I stated their names.  She's a smart one for sure.  Going to have to work extra hard to stay a step ahead of her.