It’s been almost a month since the birth of Anaqi, and Misha has been showing nothing but warm affection towards her little brother thus far. Many a times she would ‘help out’ while I change his diaper, or give him his bath, or wake up to feed him in the middle of the night. She will always be by his side, either stroking his head, or shower him with small little kisses.

She is one who would noticeably look for wet tissues whenever excess milk spews out of the baby’s mouth. She would call out to me claiming "the baby is calling you" whenever she hear him cry. She would try to quieten him down by hushing and patting him when I’m busy doing other things and not attending to the little one on time. She would bring to him her favourite books and toys, probably thinking that anything she might want is something her brother might also want.

In all, I’m pretty pleased with her reaction towards Anaqi. Her caring behaviour – the same way as she had cared for her other brother when he was just a baby – to me, is very awe-inspiring indeed.

I wish the same can be said of Mika, but so far he had been quite ignorant to his little brother’s existence. He probably needs a little bit more time for the idea to settle in. We’ll see.

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