Help! 7 year old is now calling sibling to be be "Stupid baby"

[Tinker]

Is this normal?? Someone please reassure me that this does not mean I shall be constantly trying to placate her all the time.

She was extremely happy when first told but now huffs and puffs at merest mention (which isn't often considering atmosphere it generates) of new brother or sister. Today she decided that it should be called "Stute" (?) because that sounds like Stupid.

Half of me is laughing about it and half just groaning and thinking "What have we done?" I'm doing all the textbook reassuring stuff - well, at least think I am. Can someone do some textbook and non-textbook reassuring stuff on me?

Thank you.

[Marina]

Just seen this Tinker. Ds was appalled when he discovered dd was on the way, but I do think some of that was because of losing Tom.
However we did also get a lot of "you might not love me when the new baby arrives" delivered with much pouting and sidelong glances.
Ds adores her and crucially, after only a very few weeks, dd showed ever-increasing signs of adoring him (doinging about in her bouncy chair, laughing at him longer and louder than at anyone else, etc).
We tell ds even now that we had dd to give him an ally against his mad old parents. He sees the funny side of this.
Definitely getting something nice from the baby for her will help and, depending on your birth plans, when she sees the baby for the first time, it would be great if you are hands-free to give your big girl a cuddle.

[Tinker]

Thanks Amrina. Makes me feel a bit warm and glowy reading that.

[Tinker]

Marina!