I wrote a post on being a big brother last week, and I mentioned that we have come to realise how important it is for our middle child to have time being the ‘older’ brother as well as the younger.
On Fridays the 4yo isn’t in preschool, so he and the wee girl get to spend the morning together. They play games, play in the wee girls kitchen, build Lego, watch programmes that the 7yo now hates! It’s their time to do ‘little kid’ things and I have noticed recently how much the 4yo enjoys it.
For all that he adores his big brother, and wants to play the games the 7yo enjoys, he isn’t really able to keep up yet. Playing on the wii or with Lego; or with beyblades or the rainbow loom, he’s just not quite there yet and the games often end in tears of frustration as the 7yo beats him again (with the 7yo, everything is a competition, even Lego!).
So, on a Friday, he gets to choose what games to play, what TV to watch and he gets to ‘win’. Although, that isn’t how he plays when he’s with the wee girl – it’s more about fun and laughter and seeing how much he can make her giggle by pulling faces or falling over.
And, once they’ve tired each other out they like to sit on the sofa, snuggled up and watching Curious George; just happy to be together.
Ohh those pictures are adorable!!! How lovely to get to be the big bro AND the little bro :)
I think he’s very lucky, and I love to watch the different dynamics x
I can really see how important and special those moments are-how lovely x
Thank you Iona x
Such beautiful photos, a really cute wee friendship captured here. It’ll be great to show then when they are tearing out eachothers hair one day!!
It will indeed :)
I love ordinary moments in life, and you have captured this one of your, perfectly!
Thank you Molly x
Sounds like your middle child has the best of both worlds and is building really strong bonds with each of his siblings x #TheOrdinaryMoments
Thank you, I think he is very lucky – as long as make sure he gets time on his own with both of them x
Aww that’s so lovely, he obviously has the best of both worlds. He can do the fun big boy stuff with older brother and still be a baby around his younger sister, I think he has the ideal situation there, always a perk being the middle child. Those photos are so cute.
Thank you! He is a lucky boy :)
Aww – he looks like he’s great at being a big brother!
He is a bit of a star :)
That is just precious Sara. Sounds as if the younger ones get a lot out of their time together :)
They really do, it’s so lovely to watch x
Ah how gorgeous, what a pair of sweeties. Does your middle boy suck his fingers? Mads does that too, and plays with ears as well. It is so sweet. x
Thank you :) Yes, he does, all the time!
Aww beautiful pictures x
Thank you x
You’re clearly a super switched on Mumma to notice that he needs time being both big brother and little brother. I love your observations too :)
Thank you x
The emotions you have captured here are just brilliant! It must be really hard being the middle one :-) x #whatsthestory
Thank you – I think he finds it a bit tough sometimes, so we need to make sure that he gets the time he needs.
Wonderful seeing siblings together like that
Thanks, it’s lovely to watch x
No words but just simply gorgeous and how wonderful #whatsthestory
Thank you Cathie x
He’s so lucky being big brother and little brother isn’t he. I just love these photos of them sitting together, how wonderful. And Curious George is great too! Thank you for sharing with #whatsthestory
Thanks Charly x I think he is lucky too, as long as he doesn’t get lost in the middle. Thanks for hosting x
They are so adorable! Give them a hug from me :)
Thank you :)
I love how these posts remind me how the small and ordinary moments are so special and ones to treasure. Lovely photos too!
Thank you Kriss x
That sounds like a lovely idea and what gorgeous photos!
Thank you x
These photos are gorgeous! So lucky to be younger bro and an elder bro:) x
Thank you, I think he’s a very lucky boy :)
This is very sweet and how lovely that you make sure he gets to spend time doing both big and little brother things.
Ps i love bunny, very cute! Arthur has a bunny comforter that he absolutely loves, right now it stays in his bed for sleep time but i’m sure it won’t be long till that reaches the sofa and then the greater world of outside (which terrifies me, it would be awful if he got lost!!!) x
Thank you! Rabbit is supposed to stay in the cot, but does sneak downstairs every so often, and even more rarely outside! It would be very bad to lose rabbit! We actually have two of them,identical, but she has a favourite… :)
They look so cute together. My niece used to such her fingers like that for comfort too (andsometimes still does :))
Thank you. The fingers are cute, but we’re trying (and failing) to get him to stop doing it… :)
Awww that’s so sweet how they play together. My youngest grew up too quick as he always played with his big brother so it’s nice when he plays with younger kids and he could be silly for a little while, even now :-)
I hadn’t really noticed it until recently, but he plays so differently when he’s with the wee girl, and it’s lovely x
Thank you EVER so much for linky up. What a beautiful post. The pictures are gorgeous of your kiddies. I love that he sucks his fingers, Buba started doing this about four weeks ago and does it constantly now. Sibling bonding is beautiful and precious. I really enjoyed reading this. Thank you.
My pleasure :) It’s so lovely watching them isn’t? So special xx Thanks for hosting x
Aw, its lovely seeing siblings play nicely together. Cute photos :) #Meltyourheartmoments
Thank you, it was a lovely morning :)
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