Brothers, after One Year

It seems like Hadi knows that he has a big brother. Maybe the concept of "big brother" has not dawned on him yet, but I think he knows that this guy is someone important to him. 

Their relationship so far is a love-hate one. 

Hadi absolutely adores his big brother. I know, because only Kimi can leave him out of breath, laughing. Effortlessly. Seriously. Kimi's occasional appearances at the nursery gets Hadi smiling wider that what he gives me every evening. Sometimes, when he's in a good mood, he'd offer his head to Kimi for kisses. This only happens when he's in a super good mood.

Other times when Kimi is not doing anything funny, Hadi kinda, hates Kimi. He won't let Kimi hold his hands while walking, so getting those aww-inspiring abang-adik walking-together-shot is an almost impossible feat. He'd scream when Kimi hugs and tries to lift him up, which, unfortunately, is the one thing that Kimi loves to do.  

Hakimi, what can I say? This boy inherits Ach's soft-hearted side. Most of the times he is the responsible brother who keeps an eye over his little brother. One time, I was taking a slightly longer shower and left Hadi in his care. After 10 mins (it felt like five, honestly) Kimi knocked on the door, screaming, asking me to get out because "Adik dah dekat luar pintu ni Mami! Panggil-panggil mami! Cepat sikit boleh tak?" 

Another time, Hadi pooped when I was, again, in the shower. He called me out and while I was cleaning Hadi, he nagged, "Itulah mami ni saya dah panggil mami suruh cepat kan sekarang dah kotor bontot adik". Okay, fine.

He doesn't mind if Ach and I put both of them in the same room and leave them to play on their own while we clean the house or cook or do adult stuff (no, not what you have in mind). Tapi after one hour or so he'd call for us, "Mami! Dah boring ni. Boleh turun takk?"

Of course, the above happened when he was not busy with the TV or the iPad, otherwise he'd protest with "asyik-asyik jaga adik. Adik tu boring. Asyik nangis je". 

I always forget that he's only six and treat him like an independent adult, which is why I often missed the signs that he's fighting for our attention, the undivided attention that he used to get before Hadi came about. He'd play the same things Hadi plays, wants the same things Hadi gets, even asked to drink Hadi's milk. For this honey, I'm sorry. I'm only human, but that doesn't mean I love you any lesser. 

I hope that this two will grow up having each other's backs. I hope they will grow up caring for each other as much as I care for them. 

I end this entry with a video of them playing masak-masak with nenek's kitchen utensils together. Banging nenek's much-loved periuk kokedai, more like it. 

Tata.