Please Pray for Breslin's Psychological Health

Our little boy is struggling to adjust to big brotherhood. His world has been effectively rocked.
What the heck is going on?

Breslin spent some really fun days with his Nana, but as we continued to spend more and more days away from home, his moods deteriorated. After we came home from the hospital, we decided to go up to Clare to see my grandparents and introduce them to their first great-grandaughter. Bres did not fare well, but it was nice for Cobly and I to have some extra hands available to take care of the kids.
Here is Dharia with her great-grandma and the four generations of girls on the Evans side:


Since we've been home, things have been better, but Bres is still out of sorts. He isn't mean or aggressive toward Dharia, he just is grumpy and more bratty than usual. It's so odd to see him like this, because I'm used to my sweet little boy.
We have had a couple of great brother-sister moments already, though. When Dharia was in her swing, Breslin leaned over to kiss her and has been saying "Shhhh" to us when she cries.


In spite of everything, he still provides comic relief.
Here are some good pictures I have gotten of Dharia over the past couple of days.

That's it for now! We are glad to be home and enjoying lots of time in sweatpants just hanging out, trying to get some sleep, and enjoying family time.

Comments

Russ and Karen Gaston said…
So adorable! I'm sure Bres will adjust and come to love his little sis. Our prayers are with you and we can't wait to see you! Love ya.
August 8, 2008 at 8:04 AM
Megan said…
awww...being a big brother is definitley an adjustment. How much fun is going to be though to see him kiss and love her!
August 8, 2008 at 3:57 PM
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