Ellie has recently begun to think new thoughts while snuggly tucked into her bed: the dark, “thunders and lightnings”, and spiders. Hannah is very sympathetic to her little sisters fears and worries.
Yesterday at nap time Hannah wanted to catch up on her “Little Critter” reading which are Ellie’s current favorites. Hannah offered to have “rocky time” with Ellie and read to her before her nap. She said, “Go on out, Mom, I can just tuck her in too.” Dismissed, I went out to wash up the lunch dishes and listened in on the monitor. Hannah was truly sweet and kind with her sister – went through the routine: rocky, pray, tuck-in, music box, and kisses.
I was truly touched by Hannah’s care and empathy toward her sister and how important she felt in being able to help her ease into naptime especially in light of Ellie’s recent difficulties.