Day 5: My siblings

I was raised as an only child until the age of 11. I still remember the day my father (biological) called to tell me that he and my stepmother were going to have their first child (John). I was absolutely thrilled I had always wanted to be an older sister and I had all these plans for me and my new brother! Once John was born I realized how great being an older sister was. John and I are the most alike of me and my siblings. We are both spontaneous, silly, and love to make people laugh. He is really a great kid and seeing him grow from a child to a teenager he has been and will continue to be incredible. He has such a big heart and is going to do amazing things with his life.

Although my father had already had a child I was still being raised as an only child. I lived with my mother and my Manny and we did everything just the three of us. When we moved to SC my mother informed me that she was having a baby. I was 13 years old and at a very difficult stage in my life. We had moved to SC and I had left all of my friends in eighth grade and really did not feel like I had anyone to talk to. I was devastated with the news and remember not speaking to my mother for a long time after she told me she was pregnant. The day Sofia was born I experienced a mix of emotions I was immediately in awe of her and loved her but I was still scared that I was going to lose the relationship I had with Mom and Manny. The first night my parents put her to sleep in her crib I remember walking into her room in the middle of the night just to make sure she was safe and I stayed with her for a while. I went back into my room and remember thinking how I absolutely loved my sister and was so proud to be her sister. That feeling has yet to go away. I am so proud to be Sofi’s sister. She is the most opinionated, self aware, and confident ten year old I have ever met. I could not be prouder of her.

William is my youngest brother he is one of the most unique individuals I have ever gotten to know. He is very shy and quiet but once you break through to his core and he feels comfortable with you he will share everything. He is silly but in a very different way than the typical nine year old. He has a very dry sense of humor that is much older than his age. He is also very sensitive and his feelings can easily be hurt. Unlike John and Sofi, who I can say anything to, I have to monitor the tone I use when I speak around Will. I once told him to “wait” to loudly and he thought I yelled at him and became very upset. He is a great kid who is very patient with others and very helpful.

All of my siblings are very different from each other. There is a little bit of me in each of them and a little of them in me. I love them more than anything in this world and would do anything from them. I am proud to be their big sister and can’t wait to continue to see them grow.