Baby Steps

Laine Ann Caldwell.

I didn't expect this little baby to change my life the way she has, for I am just an Aunt, but then I realized..I am an Aunt. I want Laine to always know that if she gets in a fight with her mommy, and we all know that teenagers have that stage, that she has me and Chelsea to come to. I know Mom always used to say that she wished that Greer, Chelsea, and I would just get along. Well, I think Mom finally got her wish. It's not the same with the three of us anymore. We can have adult conversations where fighting isn't even the back of my mind. I respect their opinions and I look to them for advice. Maybe pride and naivety was in the way before, but I have realized that I am more than just the "baby" in the family. I am a sister, a daughter, and an Aunt and I need to step up to the plate!
I want Laine to also realize how much of a difference she has made in my life.
I have learned to respect Greer more than I ever thought I could. Seeing her go through the stages of pregnancy and then giving birth to this amazing child has made me love my sister so much more. Not to say that I didn't love Greer before Laine, but I think a new kind of love has formed. I don't just love her for being an incredible sister, but for being an amazing mother. I see her with Laine and I know that she is going to do great things for this little girl and that this girl has done and will do great things for Greer as well.
I love my sisters with all my heart and I think that they are the most incredible people in this world. I realize I am biased, because I'm related...but Greer and Chelsea make me so proud to call them my big sisters.