Let's talk about my strong willed, take charge, "let's make mom pull her hair out" kid for a bit. She's very passionate in everything she does (good and bad), and her daily emotional up and down swings are enough to leave me dizzy. But gosh I love her! The other morning I took Makael a glass of water to help calm his cough a little, knowing I would fall asleep next to him, I brought my phone in with my alarm set for 4:45. I have it set to this really obnoxious loud horn type sound so I make sure and get up ha! I turned it off pretty quickly when it went off, but it still woke Gemma up. I heard her come down from the top bunk and then whisper, "Come on Makael". As soon as she realized I was in the room her voice started quivering as she said, "That scared me. I thought it was the fire alarm". Oh goodness it was so sweet! She has really become a "big sister". She doesn't just play with Makael now, she looks after him a lot. It pulls at my heart every time I see it. She's also amazing with Esmé. She sings her songs, reads her stories, brings her toys, and gets excited at every little milestone. They both love her. Esmé and Makael on the other hand, still don't have much of a friendship...or any kind of relationship. Esmé usually just looks at him with an expression of bewilderment, and Makael only gives her the time of day if she's wearing her elephant or whale pjs. For the time being, Gemma is the glue holding the siblings together :)
Her 5th birthday is just a few weeks away! She's been planning her party since March...not even kidding. I can't even count how many times the "theme" has changed. The closer it gets, the more she changes her mind. At this point I have no clue what we are even going to do for her. As long as her friends are there and we have cake, I think she'll have a good time.
Sisterly Love...
Poor Esmé is probably going to have to put up with us for years to come...
But they share sweet moments too...
Her love of coloring/drawing/painting and "doing homework" is as strong as ever...
Always a fashionista as well...
