February 20, 1013
Natalya is my oldest. Branson is my only boy. Annika is my baby. That makes Irelynn truly the middle child. I don't want to be that parent that neglects the middle kid. I want Irelynn to have the same attention that the others get. Due to circumstance, she naturally doesn't get the same amount of time from me that my older ones had - instead, we work hard to give her quality one-on-one time at every good opportunity.
For instance...
My big kids were at school and Annika was napping. Instead of doing dishes or paying bills I decided to play a favorite game with Irelynn. Irelynn and I love playing Camelot Jr. It's a puzzle/strategy game where you try to get the prince to the princess using blocks. We laughed and played for a good half hour. Then we practiced some of the things she's learned at gymnastics - hand stands and cart wheels.
It wasn't much, but a little love goes a long way.
In fact, just today Irelynn was bored so I painted her nails a lovely pattern of pink, blue, purple, and green. I have to remind myself to take a little time out of each day to connect with my kiddles.
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