Brotherly Love

Case is such a good big brother. The other day when I was getting ready to vacuum the floor I was preparing Cole for the loud noise. I said, “Cole, I’m gonna vacuum you up. Are you ready? On the count of three I am going to turn on the vacuum. One, two…” Before I reached three, Case jumped off the couch where he was safely perched with all his toys ran across the room and jumped up on the chair where Cole was sitting. He flung his little body over Coles and said, “Don’t vacuum up my baby Cole!” In Case's little mind he saved Cole's life! I couldn’t have been more proud of what a wonderful big brother he is to Cole.



The brotherly love is equally reciprocated. Cole may only be 6 months old, but it is already evident that he loves his brother. For starters, no one can get Cole laughing quicker than big brother Case. All Case has to do is make a noise, jump up in the air or throw a ball and Cole is laughing so hard it makes everyone else around him laugh at his joy. As much as they like to have fun together, they boys already enjoy getting in trouble together as well. As I said earlier, Case loves to make Cole laugh and goes to extreme measures to give joy to his little brother. However sometimes the fun is just 'too much' and Case crosses the line. When I tell Case not to throw things over baby Cole’s head or splash so high in the bath tub or jump over baby Coles body, Case looks at me and says, ‘But mom, baby Cole is laughting. He likes it!’ I hope they don't kill each other as they play growing up and I hope they are friends for life.