...a reminder for the times when I forget!
-The way they play so well together and understand each other
-the way they advocate for one another (Maryn fusses at me for putting Brady in time out and making him sad; Brady reminds me when Maryn needs a snack)
-they stick together even when we go where there are other kids. This provides comfort for Maryn, who is a little shy and introverted at times, just as her brother used to be.
-Brady stuck up for Maryn when someone at his preschool tried to take her toy away. "That's my sister's," he said, returning it to her, even though I doubt he would have stood up for himself if someone had taken it from him.
-When Brady was said over losing his balloon, Maryn offered, "It's okay, Brady, we can share mine." This from the girl who does not like to share.
-the times when they collapse on each other, giggling
-their inside jokes and shared made-up words
-Brady reading books to Maryn
-praying for each other
-Maryn cries when she is kept from playing with him, and he is usually the first one she talks to in the morning
-one of Brady's first full sentences was "Baby May May come pay (play) utstairs (upstairs)?" when she was a newborn and he was 2. He wanted her to come and play with him in his room.
-Maryn's 3rd word (after "Dada" and "Mama") was "Bady" (for Brady)
-the time when Brady went for a visit to the grandparents' because we thought he needed some extra individual attention, but he came back early as he was homesick for Maryn
-making up games together
-the ways in which they are alike
-the ways in which they are different
-the ways in which they complement each other
-the completeness I feel as a family
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