Brotherly Love Part 2

I mentioned how possessive Gabe is with his belongings. But it seems this little one is especially generous with his sister. He has offered his beloved sausage and his beloved taxi on a regular basis to his sister, to the amazement of the parents. It usually directed to the parents in the form of a statement like "give meimei sausage" but the toy is stretched out to her. By stretch, I mean that the taxi, a relatively heavy piece of metal, is hovered precariously over her head or other parts of her body. We are overcome by a warm and fuzzy feeling that Gabe is willing to share his most precious of toys with Rou voluntarily, but at the same time horrified at the possibility of an accident. So we thank the boy for his sweet gesture, and explain that meimei is still too young to play with the toy and request for him to share them with her when she grows older.

The other day, Gabe was sitting next to the bouncer by his sister and held her little hand while he made some "small talk" with her. She actually smiled at him in response! Yes, Rou is at the stage where she responds to conversations, but at her brother! It's something really small but precious to the parents.

We have also caught him giving instructions to her. They are not real instructions and sometimes even just mumblings that are not words, but done in the tone similar to ours when we give him instructions. Seems he has some understanding of some form of hierarchy present in this family.