Leading the Way

ENTERTAINMENT Leading the way

Greetings readers, My name is Amelia, I am 1 0 years old and I am proud of who I am. I have the job of being a role model for my sister. I have to... Teach her to do gymnasticsTeach her numbers, letters, colors and shapes Teach her how to read, write and more... In case you were wondering who she is... you're about to find out… When I turned 7, I started praying for a sister. I was tired of being the youngest. In April 201 7 my parents called me and my brothers into the kitchen and said, ¨Guys we have some news¨. Months later we found out it was a baby girl and I knew my prayers were answered! January 8, 201 8 my sister was born, almost at home, instead, in an ambulance on my dad's birthday. During my mom's hospital stay she sent us pictures, we named my sister Olivia. We call her Livie. Later tha t morning we were wondering if we could see my sister and mom. My dad called them, they said we couldn't. The roads weren't safe to drive on. My sister was born in the weirdest ways possible. She came out fast because the ambulance truck was going down a hill. When I heard this, I was just shocked.The day my sister came home was the best day of my life. We were home from school and I saw Olivia in her onesie and tiny hat, she looked so cute and delicate. My brothers had more experience than me at being older siblings. Olivia was a new chapter in my life.

By the time Livie turned 1 , she could go to the babysitter. Me and my brothers all went there so we were excited that she could go too. Right before her first birthday she was walking. She also started to get curious, she started to copy a lot of things I did. I knew this was a good time to teach her some gymnastics. She is now working on her roll. On her birthday, she had an ice cream cake. She w as looking at it and then she smashed her hands into it and laughed. I´ m not sure if her first word was ¨mommy¨ or not but she called everyone that. This year she turned 2. She got to celebrate twice. Her first party was at the babysitter with her friends. Her second celebration was at home with us. She was so happy and she had fun. My family and I sang happy birthday to her and my dad. Olivia got an alphabet learning tablet. She gave everyone hugs and kisses but she was not going to sleep anytime soon. We all hung out and had fun…In March of this year, when schools closed due to COVID-1 9, Olivia stopped going to the babysitter also. My mom put together bags of learning materials for my brothers and me to teach Olivia her letters, shapes, colors and numbers. She can recognize her name and write the letter ”O”. My mom also potty trained her. It took ten days and we all had to help, my mom says ”all hands on deck” when she needs us to all pitch in with chores. Olivia’s so funny and loving she is so brave. Mommy says she is brave like me, we both have permanent scars...but that's another story. I am so happy to have a younger sister like her. I am so proud of myself and grateful for my sister .

Amalia, 10