My Excellent Plan . . . Actually Worked!

Before Alaina was even born, I had a feeling that we were heading for some serious sibling rivalry. After she arrived, my fears were confirmed--for the most part, Janae was not very happy to have a little sister.

Of course, I have tried lots of things to help the sisterly relations along--and we have made some progress over the past year. Now we are at the point where Janae will see a baby item at the store and say, "That would look so cute on little Lanes" (a nickname Janae came up with for her sister).

Since Janae loves clothes, and dress-up is her favorite thing to play, I thought it might be fun to get Alaina involved--so the girls could play together. But putting Janae's fancy dresses on Alaina hasn't always gone over very well.

 

(Alaina playing with Ben's Star Wars Lego doesn't always go well, either!)

So, when I saw a little fairy princess dress, in Alaina's size, in our price range (i.e., previously owned), I thought this might be the missing piece of my plan.

 

And it worked!

 

Alaina loves the dress (which makes crinkly sounds when she walks), and Janae loves having a little fairy princess to chase around.

I think Janae is actually starting to discover that it is fun to have a little sister :)