Sisters

I feel really lucky to have had a sister growing up. I wish that for Elle, but maybe it is not in the cards. How different will she turn out from me without a sister? How important was that role in my life? My sister and I have had our ups and downs in our many year relationship. I imagine we were pretty good friends in the very beginning. I remember thinking it was so great when she could fit in my doll cradle. We spent many hours playing barbies, paper dolls and with baby dolls. Our imaginations would run away and we would get so wrapped up in our play, we never noticed time. These thoughts have been coming to me since Elle received barbies for Christmas.
Throughout the day, Elle brings out many emotions in me. We start out great. She usually wakes up a happy camper. She is always eager to get to preschool and follows instructions well on those mornings. I let her pick out her clothing for the day. We match as best as we can to agree. She loves dresses and skirts. Her curls have changed over the last year. We don't have as many. It took her so long to get hair, I have held off on the first hair cut until recently. We just trimmed the ends. Some days I can get more curls than others.
Elle has such a sweet voice. She loves to sing and enjoys spending time in her "girl room." I see how she appreciates having her own space. I did when I was growing up. My wish is for her to enjoy her childhood as much as I did. If she won't have a sister to play barbies, paper dolls and baby dolls with, I guess I will try to fill in the sister void as we go. Perhaps she will have a little girl cousin to share many memories with?