We're all doing well here - Molly had a bit of a fever over the weekend, and Clara has some bacterial blisters that are quickly clearing up. Somehow none of us have cross-contaminated each other.
Molly is mostly very happy about her little sister, offering her Bear-Bear when Clara seems a little extra squirmy. She doesn't like the crying. Whenever Clara cries, Molly asks her to use a "calm voice" (that's what we ask Molly to do when she's throwing a tantrum & we can't understand her). I've noticed that Molly is generally pretty good about knowing her limits with Clara & understanding when she needs a break. It was easy the first few days when Clara & I stayed in the bedroom pretty much all the time. Then, one day when Molly came home from preschool Clara & I were sitting in the living room & Molly got upset. "You go in the bedroom!" she demanded. I realized later that she had been regulating her exposure to us by coming & going from the bedroom. Having us in the living room probably felt like a violation of her space and a bit of loss of control.
Being a big sister is definitely a growing experience.
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