Right now, as I type this, my 6 year old is getting my 3 year old dressed. It's the sweetest thing, listening to them... "OK, Harry... let's put this over your head." There has been a very definite shift in their relationship, lately. Up until fairly recently, most of their interactions involved the older one yelling/scolding/growling at the younger one for touching his stuff/being annoying/saying the wrong thing. While there are still several of those incidents each day, the "sweet" moments are finally beginning to outnumber the "sour" moments. He's been reading to him occasionally, getting him snacks, and earlier this morning, they were sitting together, Theo's arm around his little brother's shoulder, just hanging out. Sweet.
While my daughter has always had a very strong bond with her littlest brother, Harry has really had to earn Theo's affection. When Theo was 2 and we first told him we were expecting a baby, he told us, "We're NOT having a baby! I'M the baby!", which pretty much set the stage for their relationship... so it's been all the more precious to see him becoming so nurturing and kind to him. And it's wonderful for Harry, as he has always looked up to Theo. He often says, "Theo's a good big brother!" And he is.
