People consistently ask Michael, "Do you like being a big brother?" or "Do you like your new sister?" To answer these questions, I present the following evidence:
Exhibit 1: Michael is usually the first one up in the morning. He usually plays in his room or in the living room, and he's usually pretty quiet. I sleep until Rachel wakes up, usually somewhere between 8 and 9 in the morning. By the time I make it into Rachel's room to feed her, I find Michael standing on the arm of the rocking chair next to her bed, leaning over her and laughing with her. And often, I find her completely surrounded by toys, compliments of her doting brother.
I love finding them like this--him giggling and her grinning up at him in her huge, open-mouthed, toothless smile that lights up her whole face.
Exhibit 2: Michael's duet with Rachel. Watch for her sigh at the end:
Exhibit 3:
Michael loves helping Rachel play with her toys.
Exhibit 4:
Sometimes Michael gets upset when I lay Rachel down for a nap because he wants to play with her still.
I'll let you draw your own conclusions, but I would have to say that Michael LOVES being a big brother, and he absolutely adores his little sister.
2 comments:
After I saw how much he doesn't like to share his toys with strange cousins, I have to agree with you that he definitely loves his sister!
And an AMAZING big brother he is! What a sweetheart and I'm glad you've recorded the evidence against him. You might need that someday...
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