I am fully prepared to take back anything and everything I ever said about not having two children, because having a second child was one of the best decisions I have ever made!
Now that Marco is older and more interactive, these two are able to play together more often.
Often times it starts and ends with Lily smothering Marco with hugs... or sometimes just pushing him away.
But there are rare moments when they are able to sit and play with the same toy together. Marco wants to be just like his older sister and he wants to play with everything that she does. It has taken a lot of coaching to help Lily understand that Marco is not trying to take away her toys, instead he wants to just "look at" her toys and see why Lily likes them so much. And that he wants to be like her so its important that she be a good big sister.
When she understands her role as a "Big Sister," she takes it seriously, she wants to protect Marco and make sure that he is happy and no one (but her) is bothering him.
And I feel that with each week, or month, that Marco gets older and plays more and more with Lily, that their bond gets tighter and tighter.
And while I still have to supervise everything that they do together, its getting easier and easier. More often than not, I'm able to steal away a few moments and just watch them interact and play together.
It melts my heart when they see each other and get so happy. And the climax of watching them care for each other (Marco likes to look to Lily for approval and laughter, and Lily likes to make sure Marco is okay if he needs help or new toys to play with) was watching them reach out to each other when we were in Utah seated in the back of Grandpa's truck. They sought each other out to hold each other's hands through the snowy ride. And they were so happy just having each other.
I can't imagine life without these two. And I am so grateful that they are growing up as friends and treasuring each other as much as I treasure them!
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