Harvynna and Rowena

We introduced Harvynna to Rowena on 26th April (Day 2) as I was too exhausted from the delivery on the first day.

Aunty Philo (the babysitter) had already told Harvynna that she had a baby sister and was preparing her. Harvynna came in to the hospital room and saw me holding the baby. She was ok with that and came to touch the baby, saying, ‘Baby Girl, Baby Baby!’. She did not like Daddy or Nani (my mother) carrying the baby. She would scream and roll on the floor screaming for daddy to carry her.

When it was time to feed the baby, she climbed on the bed demanding for ‘Mummy’s susu’. Sigh! ‘Just a little bit more!’

The worse was when there were many visitors that came to see the baby especially once I got home and that got her really worked up. She would scream when anyone tried to carry Rowena. She would shout ‘Put baby back in basket’. ‘Don’t touch my baby’. She sat next to Rowena the whole time. She was being a possessive sister.

Now, after a week, she has gotten used to her baby sister and keeps coming to kiss her and touch her. Although sometimes, she can be a little rough as she treats Rowena like one of her dolls. Harvynna has been helpful with looking after the baby e.g. throwing Rowena’s diaper, soaking the cotton in water to clean her etc. She is fitting into the big sister role quite well!

Oops-got to go, Rowena just did a super explosive poo!