I didn’t mean to hurt you
I’m sorry that I made you cry
Oh no, I didn’t want to hurt you
I’m just a jealous guy
I was feeling insecure
You might not love me anymore
I was shivering inside I was trying to catch your eyes
Thought that you were trying to hide
I was swallowing my pain
I didn’t mean to hurt you
I’m sorry that I made you cry
Oh no, I didn’t want to hurt you
I’m just a jealous guy …
Could it be, that almost 10 months after his brother was born, Luca is now starting to show signs of jealousy? He’s always been so sweet with Mika: he’s never once tried to hurt him. But lately, it’s like he’s sad … in fact, he’s said it to me … “Mommy, I sad”, which you can imagine tore my heart to shreds.
I didn’t think that it was a problem … until he started holiday school this week after being off ill for a while. He’d been at home, not feeling great at all, and sharing his space with his baby brother. Maybe this was the catalyst? Maybe it’s because Mika is just so damn cute and he’s now little person, more than just a baby. Most of the parenting websites talk about jealousy issues with a new baby. Mika is anything but new at this point … so why now? 
Either way, I can see my big little boy is hurting and it’s killing me. Time for some one-on-one Mommy & Luca time.
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We still go through phases now when Liam seems to be “jealous” of Hannah and becomes quite introverted and quiet around us, or if he sees me loving on Hannah he’ll say something like “mommy loves Hannah too.” Almost to reassure himself, poor baby. Recently, my sister bought him two books, both my Tracey Moroney, one is called “When I’m Feeling Jealous” and the other “When I’m Feeling Lonely” Very cute and I think they have helped him to understand these feelings a bit more. Give them a go, it’s a cute rabbit family with two boys and its the older rabbit boy telling the story
It’s so, so hard for them. My little guy is also very jealous of his sister. Not all the time, but he can sometimes be downright nasty to her when he is having a jealous outburst. And it breaks my heart to see either of them unhappy. Good luck hun xx
It’s totally natural. The jealously only really begins when the “new baby” becomes interesting. It will get worse before it gets better but don’t worry about it. This phase too will pass!
It was around the same time that Joshua said to me, “Mommy when will I be a baby again.” We are very lucky that at such an early age, our children are able to feel and express themselves in such a real way. It absolutely broke my heart. You should be so proud Nic that he can express himself in such an adult way and that he can feel and not be numb to what he is feeling…something that will help him in the big wide world one day. Little Mika is becoming more and more of a little person and a threat to Luca….it’s tough but I guess it is all part of growing up.