Ella is my middle child. I was a middle child. I know what it's like to be squished in the middle of everything. The oldest child gets to do everything first. In my case and in Ella's case, the older sibling is four years older, so it always seems like your big brother/sister gets to do all kinds of great things. For example, Hadley has gotten to go on some amazing overnight field trips. After Hadley's trip to Dolphin Island, Ella wanted to know why she couldn't go to Dolphin Island too. I told her that her trip would be in four years. How well do you think that went over? Yeah, about like a ton of bricks. "Four years!!!! Why do I have to wait four whole years?" You get the idea.
When you're stuck in the middle, older sibling seems to grown up and fancy. Baby sibling seems so special, and without fail everyone makes over the littlest of the brood. Oh yes, Layton definitely tends to get some special treatment especially since he has certain health issues. He gets away with behaving badly sometimes because he's little and honestly doesn't know that he's acting inappropriately. He gets help cleaning up his room and has a special section of food. The baby is just that. The baby.
Ella is somewhere squished in the middle.
In spite of that....
When you're stuck in the middle, older sibling seems to grown up and fancy. Baby sibling seems so special, and without fail everyone makes over the littlest of the brood. Oh yes, Layton definitely tends to get some special treatment especially since he has certain health issues. He gets away with behaving badly sometimes because he's little and honestly doesn't know that he's acting inappropriately. He gets help cleaning up his room and has a special section of food. The baby is just that. The baby.
Ella is somewhere squished in the middle.
In spite of that....
She is so happy. The grins and giggles and hugs never stop. She smiles for the camera and nearly had a giggling fit when she got a pair of Ugg boots. She has been begging for some for three years, but I just couldn't justify spending money on actual Ugg boots for someone who will grow out of them in 2.5 seconds flat. She didn't want off brand. She just had to have the word Ugg on the back of the boot. Not too long ago Mama Kaye ordered a pair for Ella. Mama Kaye is a middle child too, so she understands the feeling of not being the oldest and not being the baby. :) We middle kids have to stick together and stick up for one another. Occasionally, we have to break down and buy expensive boots too. Keep on grinning Middle Friends....