Josh has a new friend, and it's his sister, Susie.
For a long while, these two existed in separate spheres. Josh wouldn't acknowledge Susie so much; he would just acknowledge her bottle, a bottle he wanted very badly.
But now Susie is beginning to babble, and she sometimes stares with admiration at her brother, as if she were seeing the face of God.
Josh has a few standard interactions with Susie. When she cries, he will say Why? Why? .....as if importuning the Heavens.
Josh will also pat Susie's head, as if to say, You're doing fine, kid. Hang in there.
Finally--if Josh has an audience, i.e. the pediatrician--Josh will valiantly *offer* a bottle to Susie. I call this Potemkin Village Behavior. Josh will never, never offer the bottle to Susie if an authority figure isn't watching. And that's all right. This is like how I'm generally sunny and calm in business emails, though my great wish is to shrink into the fetal position and cry.
I'm very fond of my little team.
P.S. I'm away for the weekend--again. See you next week!
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