Perspective
I was looking at that photograph last night when I realized Jake was just about Abby's age now when she was born. And it caught me off guard. Maybe I'm a little more protective of Abby than I was of Sam or Jake at her age, but I don't see that she would be at all ready for a baby - like it would be unfair to divert the spotlight from her. She seems so much like a baby herself.
But apparently I didn't feel that way about Jake. To be honest he probably never had the spotlight. I remember being very pregnant and still trying to rock him to sleep at nap time. But I don't remember much rocking after Abby came along. We scooted him out of his crib so Abby could have it. It's as if he went from 2 to 4 overnight.
So once again I'm vowing to be more patient, more sensitive with Jake. I need to remember he's not Sam and he's not Abby. And that, above all else, he's only 4.