So my girls are very close. They love to be together and take great care of each other. Yesterday Sammi got in trouble for picking on Emma and when I got on to her she turned to Emma to hold her and baby her! But they are so close that I wonder how the new baby will fit in with their twosome. Will they be as close to Trey as they are to each other? Will it make a difference if it is a boy or girl? And this baby will be 3 1/2 years younger than Sammi. Will that make a difference? Emma and Sam are right at 3 years apart. I think Sammi needed the extra time as the baby. Emma was always more independent and mature. Sammi liked being the baby. Until recently she insisted that she was not a big girl but "mommy's baby" Now that she is 3 and in Emma's room she finally says she is a big girl. And they are both excited about the baby. We have started watching birth videos and reading big sister books to prepare them. Emma knows what to expect since she has done this before but Sammi is in for a surprise. At first I didn't think she would like being a big sister as well as Em but now I think she is looking forward to it and will take to it pretty well. Emma loved being a big sister from the first moment. She held Sam as often as I did in those first weeks. She still wants Sammi to be the first person she sees in the morning and after school. It is so cute!