Tag: aunt
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A rock-star weekend
So, pretty standard weekend for me … (uh, not in the least). I won’t go into all the details since I did so on Twitter in great detail as they were happening (sorry for anyone who did not want to know every second of my nephew’s birth) but my sister had her baby on Friday…
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The child becomes the mother. The sister becomes the aunt. And history repeats.
Today, my baby sister will become a mother. How is this possible? I remember the day I met Jenny, the day I became a big sister. My grandmother brought me a doll to give to Jenny, and it became my first gift to her. I felt very big sister about the whole thing, and given…
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I met my niece today
She’s even more beautiful and wonderful than I ever imagined. The best part? Seeing how little Mia (her 2-year-old sister) acted around her. Giving her kisses on the forehead and talking about her sweetly. And Mia seems so big now compared to Sadie!
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Being an aunt
I arrived in NYC on Sunday morning. Sunday afternoon, my sister-in-law, Jenn, gave birth to their second daughter, Sadie Claire. As much as I have loved spending the week in my favorite visiting spot, something is missing. I need to see my nieces! (and my dogs, for the record.) Years ago I decided I didn’t…