The giggles that echo around the house. The thud of four little legs racing after one another. The songs sung by one mouth and danced by the other. Two little people squashed onto one yoga mat, bodies entwined together. The quiet whispers of untold secrets. The silent cuddles and noisy giggles of hide and seek. The heart warming voice reading a story heard many times over. The beautiful sounds of childhood, the adorable visions of play. This is what it is all about for me right now, this is what I have always dreamed of and this, this is what I get to live with, every day – well mostly!
I often feel like I sit here writing these updates and I am repeating myself, or maybe it has all been said before; like this is the best it can ever get. Yet somehow I still sit here a month later and I just can’t stop myself. Having siblings continues to be a huge eye opener for me in every possible way. It certainly is a rollercoaster on a daily basis don’t get me wrong but when I look back at this month I feel like it was good. I know it was good and I almost don’t want to leave it behind.
Eva especially has been so very affectionate lately and is wanting to include Roma in everything she is doing, she is really enjoying her company and what she gets out of playing with her now, not just to humour me or keep her amused either. They actually live in this world of make believe together. It is a beautiful thing to witness.
I think it has helped that we had 10 wonderful days together for half term and with the warmer weather we have opened up the playroom again (it is the conservatory so can get cold in winter) and spent lots of simple time outside blowing away the cobwebs.
This month Eva has loved half term, two trips to different sea life centres, dressing up for world book day, losing her first tooth, moving up a reading level to grey, her term topic of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, starting yoga classes and taking photos with my camera!
Roma has loved our trip to Legoland discovery centre, dressing up, playing in the playroom, getting in and out of her car seat by herself, doing jigsaws by herself, riding her bike and scooter by herself, pretty much anything by herself. Oh and pretending her teeth are wobbly too, anything to emulate Eva.
These photos were taken at the weekend and they do sum up their month, Eva’s affection, and the fact that Roma is so desperate to be big like her sister that she wants to do everything she does – like hang from trees, until she got up there and actually realises it isn’t quite as fun as she had envisaged!
I feel like I have been slightly gushing this month and whilst of course there have been meltdowns and squabbles, Eva closing her bedroom door in Roma’s face and Roma kicking it in retaliation – to name but a few, it has just been a lovely one. I finally feel like they are getting a friendship, a playmate and the relationship I dreamed of when fighting so hard to give Eva a sibling. To give them each other and it will always be the best thing I ever did.
So here they are in March, my sisters, my daughters, my world.
xx
I love the pictures of them hanging from the tree! <3
It was such a fun impromptu moment x
Such lovely photos! The ones of them hanging on the branch made me giggle. Well done Roma for hanging on! xx
I know I expected her to give up but she hang on bless her – although Eddy was ready!
I love these photos, bless Roma’s face hanging from the tree! It’s lovely when the relationship clicks a bit more. I see it with every month as Holly gets older and Alice becomes more tolerant too x
It is so lovely isn’t it? I am not sure when Eva is going to get to the age that she is too old for it so I am soaking it all in x
So lovely to see the affection between them and that Roma just wants to copy her big sister. #siblingsproject
She is totally taken in by her it is lovely x
Oh Eva’s face in the first one made me chuckle. How lovely that she wants to do what her big sister does and that they have such a wonderful bond together. Those photos of them sitting on the tree together and rubbing noses are just gorgeous 🙂 #siblingsproject
They are such copy cats of each other it’s sweet to see x
These photos are so sweet Laura and I loved reading your lovely thoughts around their bond. Like you giving Eva a sister in Roma, giving Freddie a sibling is the best thing we could have ever done. It’s lovely to watch sibling bonds isn’t it? xx
It really is the most rewarding thing – when they got on anyway!
Hanging from a tree to watching the ducks go by on the bench. These two look like they had a blast together. What lovely photos. So adventures together. #siblingsproject
thank you lovely x
Beautiful photos, full of fun. I love listening to my two play together, it is lovely.
It really is heart warming isn’t it?
Such beautiful photos of them together, really capturing their affectionate relationship xx
Thank you x