Sisters are the Best!

 


These two. They got along from the first moment they saw each other. At their first meeting, Poppy (aged 3 years 9 months) went up to Calla and kissed her. Then they had a nap together on the hospital bed. Never mind my burning stitches, I was choking on tears by the sheer beauty of it.



Now Calla is almost 16 months, and Poppy is 5. They have recently started playing together. They are often at their play kitchen, or creating a din with their Lego blocks. Usually Poppy builds and Calla destroys.

They are so close that my heart just wants to burst each time I see them together. Poppy has taken to her role as an older sister so easily and naturally. She tells me when Calla is doing something dangerous, like climbing on the table or something. Calla has nothing but pure pure adoration for Poppy. She follows her sister around all the time, like they're joined by an unseen piece of string. Kind of like Yoshi the Dinosaur in Mario Brothers.




She copies her sister's every action. If Jiejie can do it, so can I, she thinks. Never mind the fact that her sister is almost 4 years older than she. She wants to read big girl books too, she wants to use chopsticks too, she wants to run too, she wants to go on the kick scooter too. And Poppy? She says "It's not fair, Meimei wants everything I have!" Well, she is still a child herself.



What amazes me the most is that when Poppy plays with Calla, it's not just a babysitting effort; she herself has fun too. And she doesn't complain that the baby games are too childish for her. Most times, she's laughing along with her sister. Well, until one of them bumps an elbow and cries. These days, it's this. Little sister spies big sister reading quietly, and she will go sit on her sister. Like so:



They often hang out together, just doing their own thing, enjoying each others' company. I love that.                    

Oh and one of Calla's first words were Jiejie. How's that for sweet :) And to think that we only wanted one child. But now, really, two is just enough, thanks.

PS and here it is, written in Calla's perspective some time ago.