Elliot's dream has come true and she is finally a big sister. How is she taking it? She doesn't really know. Don't get me wrong, she knows the babies have been born. Yet if you ask her what our big news is, she'll tell you that we're having twins! She knows the babies are out of my belly, yet sometimes she still kisses my belly and talks to the babies. She knows the babies are at the hospital and is having a hard time with our visits up there when she gets left at home with a babysitter.
The hospital has a ban on all siblings coming into the NICU under the age of 13. Elle is only 4 1/2. They say the ban should lift soon, as early as April 1, as long as no cases of flu come into the ER anymore. Actually seeing the actual babies should help her understand better. She is a very smart, very independent, and very well-behaved 4-year old, so sometimes we forget that something so abstract is hard for her to understand. She can't wait for her sisters to come home, though, so that "we can all be a family and you and Daddy can stay home."
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