Monday was a pretty fun day with Julie. I woke up with Dad and took a shower efore getting dressed and heading downstairs for breakfast. It was raining pretty hard, but Julie let me put on my rainboots and go out in the yard for a few minutes when the rain stopped. Dad was working from home and came up to visit me a bunch of times when he took breaks.
On Tuesday, Dad took me to school and I had a fun day at school. Not surprisingly, this week’s theme is Thanksgiving! We spent a lot of time talking about Turkeys and the letter T. Nana & Jiddo picked me up and played with me until Dad got home to get my dinner ready and put me to bed.
I woke up on Wednesday with Aunt Claire, which was a little surprising since it’s usually Dad’s day. She got me dressed for school and dropped me off. We did more Thanksgiving stuff and then before I knew it Nana & Jiddo & Danny came to get me. All they could talk about was that I had become a big sister and that we were all going to the hospital to see Mom.
When we got there I was greeted by Mom & Dad (and Grandma & Grandpa Droste). I gave Mom a huge hug and sat on her very goofy bed (it had buttons that made it go up and down!). Then Grandma Droste brought over the baby that just came out of Mommy’s tummy: a little baby boy named Jack!
I was so excited to hold him and hug him and kiss him! I was even more excited that he brought me a little gift that I could play with! I got to hang out with Jack for about half an hour and then it was time to go home with Grandma and Grandpa Droste. A bit later, Dad and Uncle Danny got home and we ordered Picante (I love their soft tacos!) for dinner, which I devoured.
On Thursday I woke up with Dad and then spent the morning with Grandma before heading over to the hospital to visit Mom and Jack. I hung out in their room for about 45 minutes and then Dad, Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Danny went to the cafeteria for lunch. After some more visiting with Mom and Jack, I went home with Grandma and Grandpa.
Dad woke up with me again on Friday and I spent the morning with Grandma and Grandpa until about 11:30, when Mom and Dad came in the door — with Jack! I greeted Jack and got to hold him very carefully on the couch.
I ate with Grandma while Mom, Dad, and Jack got situated upstairs. Then I went up and took a nap.
I was so excited to wake up with Aunt Sarah! I miss her so much. She got me up and we played until dinner time. I ate Grandma’s chili (and had a chili-eating contest with her!) and got three treats (two for having no accidents and a bonus one for being a great big sister) before going to bed.
I had a really fun weekend, including playing with Jack (and giving him a bath), picking out a Christmas tree, and my second Thanksgiving dinner!
Last year I helped Grandpa fix the sink.
margaretyagan 
Dear Maggie,
How does it feel being a big sis and all? I hope I get to see you at Christmas! We will have so much fun playing together! Give Jack a hug from me.
Love,
your big cuz,
Hunt 🙂
What a beautiful Jack! Congratulations on your new brother and I’m so happy you can be the Big Sis just in time for Thanksgiving…
Suzanne Jessup