The other morning after Nolan had finished his breakfast (and taken off all of his clothes in the process), I saw this:
He got down from his chair and pulled up a chair next to Asher. To do what? Feed him breakfast of course.
Nolan is only two, so of course we haven't explained Asher's condition to him. But like his big sister, he just seems to understand when and how he can help. When Asher needs a hand, Nolan* and Rio are there. They don't need to be told - they just know. Little things here and there - passing him a book, getting him his cup, calling to me on his behalf when he needs something. They're always looking out for him.
All of our three equally amazing kids are taking this whole CP thing in stride. They don't judge Asher because he is different - if anything they love the extra attention they can give him, and in turn the praise they get from us for doing so. Their relationship symbolizes all that is good in this world and CP is not getting in the way of that.
*Likewise, when Asher can be exploited and Nolan can steal his toys and bully him, he's there too. But we won't focus on that right now!
Sweet shot - I love how he likes to strip. too funny. Way to be a big bro Nolan!
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ReplyDeleteI remember the first time I found Tlell treating Mikayla's low blood sugar. Mikayla was three and Tlell was two and she was holding the juice bottle to Mikayla's mouth because Mikayla was too drowsy to do it herself. I had turned my back for a moment and when Mikayla faltered Telly stepped right in.
ReplyDeleteAmazing kids. I love the image.
I adore the smile on Asher's face as Nolan is stuffing food into his mouth! Very cute!
ReplyDeleteGabrielle is exactly the same with Julia. Even when I do not ask her to help her, she does. Like when she will suddenly put her arm around Julia's shoulders when Julia starts to get tired in the shopping cart and starts to slump. Of course, that sometimes backfires, like this morning in therapy when Julia was supposed to crawl to get some toys she wanted and Gabrielle just brought them to her. Whoops! =)
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