Guest post: Sisters, by Catherine from Cup of Tea and a Blog |

Introducing Catherine from Cup of Tea and a Blog…Catherine kindly accepted my invitation to guest post for Heart Mama during my babymoon. Serendipitously, she writes about something that is going on for me right this moment…

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We brought baby C home from the hospital six hours after her beautiful water birth. It would have been sooner, but the birth center policy dictated the wait time.

My husband and I sat on the bed admiring our new baby girl, who slept in my arms. People came in and out. There were forms to be signed and arrangements to be made. Little C slept through the fuss.

I was anxious to get home. I wanted to see G, my exuberant toddler. We had never had a night apart and I wanted to put her to bed, the same as every other night.

The afternoon stretched on, I nursed C and dressed her in the tiny clothes I had packed weeks earlier. I felt overwhelmed with love for the little girl in my arms, but I longed for my other little girl too.

G was fast asleep when my husband carried baby C into our home. We had fish and chips for dinner. My mother and step-father took turns to hold the beautiful new soul who had entered the world that afternoon.

I didn’t sleep well. And it wasn’t because I had a newborn baby that needed feeding, it was because I was excited, and nervous. I couldn’t wait for the morning to come and for G to meet her little sister for the very first time.

G woke up early, I wondered if I’d willed it so. My husband brought her in. She saw little C asleep in the bassinette, her face lit up, ‘Baby!’ she exclaimed. It felt like Christmas. We had chocolate for breakfast and gave G a present ‘from the baby’ (which she ignored, who needs a new doll when you have a little sister?).

I doubt that G can remember that morning now, but it’s something that I’ll never forget. It was the start of their sisterhood and the beginning of a very special friendship.

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9 thoughts on “Guest post: Sisters, by Catherine from Cup of Tea and a Blog”

Julia Kuku Couture October 12, 2012 at 8:47 am

What a lovely story and how lucky they are to have each other. I see my two little boys just beginning to interact now and I know that they will always be great friends too

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Salz October 12, 2012 at 9:05 am

What a beautiful story. I can remember the day that L meet M for the first time. she was so excited too.

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Alicia October 12, 2012 at 2:41 pm

Gee whiz, you don’t muck around! I thought the two days I spent in hospital was short! It was surreal telling the lady in woolies she was only 3 days old. Sisters are so special, I love seeing the relationship develop between my two girls.

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Leanne@Deep Fried Fruit October 12, 2012 at 2:45 pm

I will always remember the look on Tahlia’s face when she met her baby brother for the first time. It was love at first sight. I should remind her of that as she yells at him to leave her alone ….

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Kylez @ A Study in Contradictions October 12, 2012 at 4:25 pm

I actually have tears in my eyes after reading this, it’s just beautiful Catherine. There really is something special about the bond between sisters. I have 3 sisters and they are my best friends, the one closest to me in particular, and I would dearly love it if Mia could have that too one day. Thank you for sharing.

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morander October 12, 2012 at 5:09 pm

Great story. We are half way through a pregnancy and are starting to think how little miss 2.5yo is goign to handle having a little sibling. I love the idea of chocolate for breakfast – the water birth sounds cool too.

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