A Breakthrough

Our week started off with a not so great moment in the land of new siblings. I was feeding Jay a bottle, and out of the blue, Kirkley bit his toes, leaving a mark through his sleeper. After discipline and time out, we had a zillion conversations about being kind and that God tells us to "love one another." We talked about it again at dinner when daddy got home and she explained, "It was not kind when I bit Jay's toes, but when I got him a Pluto diaper, that was kind!" She gets the gist at least!

Today after nap she started hauling one of her chairs into the living room. I started to stop her then she told me that she wanted to sit by Jay. Below is what unfolded -- one of the first glimpses of them doing something together!!! Can you tell I didn't grow up with an in-house sibling! This is SO exciting for me -- we prayed and prayed for a sibling for her to pal around with!

I love this pic -- his eyes look like he's listening, and she's got her hand going explaining!

She's teaching him all about David fighting the giant -- her Sun school teacher made an awesome book with her that we love reading!

He's thrilled sister is loving on him! Nearly every day she wakes up and asks if he's bigger yet, if he has teeth, etc. I pray they will be sweet friends one day!
And a side note, this week has certainly brought back to the forefront disciplining with scripture. I totally find if we're not keeping it a priority, it's easy to just discipline and go on about our day. My two favorite books on this are Teach Them Diligently and Don't Make Me Count to Three. Both taught us tons about how important it is to use Biblical principles in discipline -- even at this young of an age and all the time! Also, if you don't already have My ABC Bible Verses and One Year Devotions for Preschoolers, these are both great for short little Bible studies. Kirkley is usually the one that remembers to read the devotion story each day and is super excited to read it! These have helped to bring in applications at other times rather than the heat of the moment. And I'm shocked about how much scripture she's learned in both CBS and with the ABC book. Random book recommendations for you! :)