Primary 5 LLELP
2nd term
A journal
Text 1: A BABY IN THE HOUSE
15 September
Mum came home from the
hospital today. She brought
my new baby sister home too.
My baby sister is very small
and she smells nice. She
sleeps a lot. Her name is
Karen, but everyone calls her
“BB”.
19 September
I got to hold the baby today. Mum
told me to sit on the sofa first.
Mum said to be careful. BB is soft
like a puppy but wiggly like a worm.
20 September
Lots of people come to give BB
presents. They smile at her and say
she’s cute. They say I must be good
and take care of my sister, but they
don’t give me any presents.
25 September
A new baby takes up so much time.
Mum is always busy with the baby –
feeding her, changing her diapers,
burping her, carrying her, putting her
to sleep. She’s crying again. I hate
her crying, especially at night!
Today, I was so sleepy at school
because her crying woke me up last
night. A baby is a lot of trouble!
3 October
Today, Dad yelled at me to be quiet.
How can I have fun or hear the TV
when it is so soft? Why is BB so
important? I’m important too!
Nobody has time for me. Dad says
he can’t help me with my homework
because he’s too tired. Mum is
always taking care of the baby. I
wish they would take BB back to the
hospital.
4 October
Aaargh! I hate the smell of
poopy diapers!
9 October
BB likes to watch the
musical mobile hanging over
her crib. I like winding it up
for her. When it moves, BB
smiles and waves her hands
in the air. I guess she can
be cute – sometimes!
11 October
I helped to hold BB’s bottle today. It’s
fun to watch her drink. She gulps very
quickly at first because she’s so
hungry. Then she drinks more slowly.
As her eyes start to close, I have to
nudge her to get her to finish drinking.
17 October
She laughs when I make faces at her.
I think she likes me. She tries to
talk to me too, but all she can say is
“goo goo”. Mum says I am a good big
brother. I can’t wait for BB to grow
up and play with me. I guess it’s not
so bad that she’s in our family.
Although she is a lot of trouble, it’s
kind of nice to have a baby in the
house.
soft like a puppy
feeding a baby
wiggly like a worm
diapers
carrying a baby
burping a baby
hate
yell(ed)
tired
taking care of
putting a baby to bed
winding it up
gulp(s) very quickly
making faces