Daniel and his big sister Alison seem to have the most love between a brother and sister. There really exists no sibling rivalry. Largely due in part because Daniel is not a real threat to Alison. Given the fact that he still does not crawl or walk and mostly still observes her playing (though that is quickly changing). He hasn't challenged her and taken toys from her. Which is good and which is not so good. She is quick to take toys from him, but he has not yet gotten to the point of noticing that and pitching a fit about that--yet. She also, doesn't get to experience a baby brother.
I took Alison to gymnastics today and we were early. She saw a girl sitting down at one corner and asked if she could sit next to her. The girl was playing a game with her baby brother, who is 2, where he was running between her at one end and their mother at the other end. Alison really liked this and got into hanging around with this girl and her little brother. At one point she was helping him at the water fountain.
Alison asks questions about Daniel's therapy and can draw pictures of him getting therapy but I wonder how much at this age is really understood about her brother. Daniel is her brother, that is what she knows and that is her reality. Deep down though does she realize that it is totally unfair that he is not running around and chasing her like that little boy was doing to his big sister in gymnastics?
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