Feel free to ask them, the answers can be quite humorous and you never know what they are going to come up with next! Evie's first reaction to having a little sister was, "Ok, sure! As long as she's not bossy!" She seems a little nervous about sharing her toys, but she has to do that already with her brother so I'm sure she can adjust.
Corbin, age 2, was having a hard time comprehending the idea until we spent a week in Traverse City with all of our nieces and nephews. There he got to play with the youngest in the family, Clementine, age 16 months. At first they just stared at each other and sometimes ventured a poke, as if to see if the other small human was the real thing. But soon enough they were tickling, giggling, and hugging. When we got home we asked Corbin if he wanted a little sister, like Clementine. He excitedly answered, "Yes, I want a Clementine! You get me one?"
For the most part it's not much different from preparing them for another birth child: they are getting a new little sister, and she will become a part of the family just like the rest of us, and we will love her forever no matter what! We have explained that there are babies all over the world that are orphans and do not have parents, and that we are going to bring one of them home to love them and take care of them and be in our family. They seem to understand it in a very simple way, and seem happy to be a part of it. (As long as she isn't too bossy).
