Big Brother, Little Sister

Sean, play with me!!  Sean was helping me make dinner and Saya wanted his attentio!

Saya, I am cooking!

The eldest and the youngest hadn't been much of playmates to each other when Aly was here.  Sean used to think of Saya as a trouble maker since she knocks down his lego creations or wouldn't buy his ideas.  Saya used to think of Sean as a scary big brother and she used to close her eyes and clinge when Sean casually approached her.  But now that the family dynamic has changed, I see them interact and play together positively.  The cutest thing they do is that they hold hands while walking back from school.  Saya sometimes squeezes Sean's hand too hard and he asks her to be more gentle.  He walks slowly so that Saya is not rushed and I am seeing more of his gentle side coming out.  He would suggest a play at home that Saya might enjoy, he would forgive her by saying "that's ok Saya, I am not mad," when she accidentally disturbs something of his.  Sean is a great kid when he is regulated and seeing Saya in brotherly eye is helping him push his impulsive, deregulated self aside.  Saya now loves to play with her big brother and follows him around.