Little Brothers

My son is going to be 21 months old this week. In about one more month he is going to have a life changing event with the birth of his little brother.

I have a younger brother. He is three years younger and I distinctly remember the day he was born. My grandmother was at my house that morning and I no longer had my mother's full and undivided attention. Apparently within the first week I asked my mom if we could take my little brother back to the hospital.

Growing up we would play together. Although I remember most of our play times ending in arguments. According to my mother I liked to boss my little brother around and he in turn like to do things to irritate me. It wasn't until I was a senior in high school and my brother was a freshman that we started to get along and enjoy each other's company.

My son right now can become very clingy during certain parts of the day. It seems to get worse around dinner time when he wakes up from a nap. I can only imagine how I am going to manage dealing with a cling-on toddler and an infant at the same time. On the plus side, my son is a little helper. He enjoys throwing away trash and vacuuming all on his own initiation. So perhaps he will throw away his little brother's dirty diapers.

I feel like I am in the calm before a storm. I know that our entire family dynamic will change when this new one is born. I can't wait to meet him!


Kari Ann Hong, DDS
1000 Newbury Road, Suite 190
Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
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