Whenever Mia cries she lets me know and goes to her immediately. ("Mamae, Mia choando." ou "Mamae, Mia ardou."... the first one means Mia is crying and the second means Mia woke up.)
She leans over and says "oh Mia, it's okay". Sometimes she'll get a book and read to her while she's crying. One time she took her Bible and "read" the story of Noah and sang the Noah song she knows. It was the sweetest thing! Other times Lila has taken her dolls and showed them to her..."Look Mia, balleina (ballerina...)" . Whenever she draws pictures or colors a page she runs to Mia and shows it to her. She says: "Look Mia, I did it!" Smart! It helps a lot that Lila isn't the type to want to touch Mia all the time. She doesn't try to change her diaper or feed her or even hold her. It has been easy to trust her around Mia without fear of Mia accidentally getting hurt.
We told her that Mia has a tummy boo-boo and if she cries Lila runs and gets the pacifier and Gripe Water so we can help the "boo-boo" and she'll actually say "Mia dodoi barriga" (Mia has boo-boo belly)...then she prays so Jesus will kiss her baby sister's boo-boo away. ("Papai Ceu, bejinhu dodoi barriga Mia, ome Jesus, Amen!") So sweet!
Lila hasn't been giving me an ounce of trouble...really. The only thing she requests is to be held which is so okay with me. She is sweet, and loves helping me out. It has been a very pleasant surprise to say the least!
I am so blessed. I can't thank God enough for these wonderful presents He is trusting me to care for. To close, here's a picture that shows a ton of sisterly love. Notice Lila's pout? :)
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