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Steph,
I think some space from your sister is good for now but it is not the permanent answer for you. Healing, correcting that which is wrong is what will make you stronger and allow you to move on in the direction God has planned for you.
You can move from the problem but the pain will be hidden in you and it will resurface and bitterness can set in. 1 John 1:9 Says "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness." We can't have that cleansing until each of us confess our sins. You can't and your sister can't.
I am praying that you will stop this interaction before it gets much bigger. Stop and look at the insecurities that your sister has. She the mother should remember the babies binky. She is feeling very insecure in her weight, her mothering and she needs to know that she is a good mother. That she is pretty. Unless someone takes the chance of talking to her in love, she won't get that which she is screaming for and that is to have the affirmation that she is a good mom, a good sister and that she is still attractive after 2 children.
I know you are being hurt and so would we all. I have been there and it makes you think, why bother? Christ is the reason that we bother. He is loving and kind. He is not easily provoked...1 Cor 13. Talk with your sister. Tell her you love her but that you are confused by her actions. Next time she says something that hurts, say, Wow, that hurts. Let her know that her words hurt you. If you haven't memorized Psalm 23, I would. Everytime she hurts you with her words, say, The Lord is my Shepherd, He is all I need. Keep going through the entire chapter and experience His love for you. It is more than enough.
God bless you on this journey. This is a journey and there are rough places but God has promised to hold our hand and walk through it with us.
God Bless you,
Faye
