ta66y's ark: October 2006

26 October 2006

brotherhood

the long raya break was awesome. i’d 5 days off including the weekend. swell!

an is also free from school for a week, so timing was perfect. at least i get to spend more time with him, if not the whole 1 week. it was pretty restful, nerve-wracking @ times (especially when i needed to get some cleaning done pronto) but other than that, sweeeeet!

i learnt a lot about my 2 boys during this time. an has gradually, from my observation, developed a sense of responsibility toward his younger bro. he has grown into a much loving & caring older bro, plus can be very protective over lil han. for instance…

when passing han’s babysitter’s home during the hols…
daddy: we’ll be sending ti-ti to aunty's place.
an: no! i don’t want him to go there.

after having scolded han for being repeatedly naughty…
an: mommy, don’t scold ti-ti ok. he’s still small.
mommy: ok (touched by his concern).

when han was playing with a musical toy & no sound was coming out of it…
an: mommy, it’s off, i’ll turn it on for him (then turns ON the toy for his bro).

on the contrary, lil han loves the attention when big bro isn’t around. when an was over at grandma’s place, this is what happened…

mommy: where’s ah-hia*? (*ah-hia is older bro in hokkien)
han: (smiling) huh…?
mommy: call ah-hia.
han: (still smiling with the i-pretend-not-to-know look on his face) huh…?

despite the brotherly squabbles, sibling rivalry & whatnot, they are inseparable. i truly take pleasure in watching them play, giggle away, tickling each other, having the time of their lives ~ moments i'll absolutely cherish forever!