New temporary sibling dynamics without oldest
Three weeks passed since our oldest child HG went on solo journey to Japan . Here in Georgia home, we've seen some interesting changes with the remaining two, 4-yr old AK and just turned-2 LM, both of whom had never been separated with the oldest brother for this long. Note: Children quickly grow, so we're NOT saying the separation from the oldest son triggered any of changes. No obvious hysteria for their big brother. AK became so much chattier. Before, he wasn't a quiet one (at least at home) though, now he's dominant in the volume of the chatters/noise in the household, from 8am in the morning to 7pm in the evening, non stop. We aren't sure if LM realized that her oldest brother is not home (Whenever she sees him on the video chat or his pictures, she's delighted). AK and LM play even more together. Before, they did play together when HG wasn't home, which is great. Every weekend, parents are shouting and yelling as much as we've been doing, regardl