Months back, when Kenji was still a tiny baby, he’ll usually react quite negatively towards his elder brother. Whenever Declan went near him, he would start fluttering his limbs anxiously and whined pathetically. By the time Declan laid his hands on him, he would be crying.
The negative reaction was due to the fact that Declan had been rough handling him. Dec didn’t know how to control his strength and be more gentle when cuddling or patting his younger brother. He was keen and eager to show his little brother that he adore him albeit through the wrong way which always end up with his little brother wailing for help.
Months passed, little Kenji had grown up to be more hardy and Declan had also learnt to be more gentle. Kenji had also learnt to accept and react positively to his elder brother. Now, whenever he sees his elder brother nearing, he’ll still flutters his limbs vigorously. This time, the fluttering is not out of anxiousness, instead it is out of excitement. He gets excited when the elder brother teases him and wants to play with him. He laughs, when Declan clown around. He giggles when Declan hugs him. It’s entertaining watching the duo interact with each other and I can feel that they feel for each other.
There was this incident that Declan was simply throwing tantrums and demanded to be brought to the playground in the late evening. We refused and offered to bring him the next day in the early evening instead. He was not happy and cried the house down. Kenji, looked at his elder brother intensely. A short while later, with his eyes still fixed on his elder brother, he too started crying. The whole family thought the scene was pretty amusing. We picked the baby up and tried to console him. He stopped, while the elder one continued wailing. He turned, looked at Declan again and upon seeing Declan still crying, he started dropping tears again. hahaha cute isn’t it? Didn’t realise they have such deep bonding between them. Good good good, at least I am assured that they are growing close to each other. I hope that when the younger one grows older, there will be minimal toy snatching, attention grabbing scenes between the two.
hmmm….now that youmentioned, come to think of it, looking back at the rays childhood photos, there were a few potnetial stangulation photos……Rayner man-handling RayAnne….kekekek
I think hor, it’s the opposite, as they grow older, there will be maximum toy snatching……not mininal……going by the line the kids are growing along……kekekeke
It’s pretty interesting watching them communicate and play right? But ‘rest assured’ they will start fighting for toys and attention as they grow…hahaha…it’s just part and parcel of growing up lah, no worries…every parent or rather every siblings survive that stage, so no exception for us lah..
wahhh Jan & Eileen thanks leh.. for the “Assurance” that what i dread most will happen. hhahahahha
Siblings r siblings~~~
Hee hee… though it can be ‘noisy’ to have two crying children but I can imagine Kenji’s look and expression when he looked at Declan and started crying
Heartwarming isn’t it?
That’s sibling love
After reading your post, I can foresee my little Beanie will be going thru What Kenji went thru.