Brother and Sister Bear

I am totally loving how the kids are starting to interact.  Kayla has been playing with Tyler for a while now but now Tyler can sort of respond, or at least be receptive. 

She hands him rings, he can generally take them (and if he doesn't she forces the issue). 

She loves to give him hugs (I hold him up, she stands up and hugs him, or gives him a bear hug if I lay him down on top of her)

At night she gives him a hug and says "nite nite.  I love you."  Which I totally love and eat up every night!

They sit in the chair together and I'll read to them, sometimes.  If we're downstairs they stare at me or the tv.

This morning when I walked into the living room, after I had set him down beside her, I saw this...



They don't look happy but they were - they were watching Dora!

She doesn't really like him playing with her toys but we're working on her sharing.  It's a long time coming, but we try. 
She tries to take care of him when he cries by giving him his pacifier or patting him on the head and saying "Okay.  Tyler.  Okay". 

If he's laying down or sitting and she comes over by him his little face lights up and he gets a big ole smile.  Such a change from the days when he would cry when she came around.  :-) 

I can tell they are going to love playing with each other.  It might take some time to get there since kids do not like to share but it'll happen.  She generally likes to have him around, understands (to the extent that a not yet 2 year old can understand) that sometimes he needs me.  Right now the names she calls him are the right ones - brother, baby, and Tyler - though I know it won't be that way forever. I know I've written about some of this before but they are getting better together and it's very cool to watch her become such a cute big sister.  I hope they become (and stay) close, protect one another, laugh with one another, share with one another.  We debated after she was born whether or not to have a second kid and I'm so glad we did.  They (I hope) are going to have so much fun!  I'm just glad I'm here to see it (instead of at work!)