… Little Sis twiddled her toes and smiled and pulled faces at her Daddy as they travelled home, whilst GM and Pat exchanged family background information. When they arrived Pat stood back and let GM take Little Sis from the car, and carry her into the house. GM’s heart was beating fast – Would LML be up? How will she cope, seeing this little person in her mummy’s arms? How will Little Sis cope with her Aunty Five (one of GM’s many sisters), who is home with LML? The questions tumbled through her head as they went into the house.
Little Sis didn’t bat an eyelid at the sunny “Hello” and big big grin from Aunty Five, and looked around with interest at this new environment. LML was in bed, and had been for nearly 2 hours. “She’ll be up soon then” said CD.
Little Sis explored the living room, the dinning room and was drawn to the open french doors leading to the garden. GM carried her into the garden and let her crawl around on the grass, showing her some of LML’s favourite things, and then carried her back into the house. CD was just going up the stairs, having heard LML moving about up there.
LML walked into the living room, saying hello to Pat, who she could see from the door. As she came into the room she saw Little Sis sitting at the other side of the room playing with LML’s spinning top … LML beamed, sing-songed Little Sis’s name and pointed at the picture she has been looking at for so many weeks. She went straight to Little Sis and tentatively gave her a kiss and a pat on the head, and then played together with her for a few minutes, showing her sister how to spin the toy.
Over the next 20 minutes, LML did what she does, which is flit from activity to activity, person to person, but all the time, keeping an eye on Little Sis. She was clearly drawn to her, and often reached out to touch her – her head or face, a pat on the back, gently pulling her toes. As LML rough and tumbled with Aunty Five Little Sis watched with fascination, and followed LML around as she went from one thing to another, observing everything, occasionally laughing at her antics.
Eventually Pat gets up to go, scooping up Little Sis and her special blanket. LML waved from CD’s arms shouting “bye bye Little Sis” as they walked up the garden path.
As GM was taking her for a bath later in the day, LML called out her sisters name and “bye bye”. “Yes sweetheart, Little Sis has gone to Pat’s, but we’ll see her again soon.”
Mostly Functional 
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