I needn't have worried about how Sasha would treat the baby (after his dissuasion that we didn't need a child). He became an excellent older brother. While the weather was fine, Kolya and I accompanied Sasha to school. He and Alyosha studied in different shifts that year, so after seeing Sasha off, Alyosha and I returned home. It's a long walk (35-40 minutes walking with a wheelchair), but the guys enjoyed such a walk. First of all, they were carrying their little brother in a wheelchair, to the envy of their friends. Secondly, there was no need to carry a heavy briefcase (it was "riding" in the trunk). And thirdly, it was possible to talk to your heart's content about all the school news during this time (there is usually not enough time at home for such a leisurely conversation).
The older Kolya gets, the more his brothers are attracted to him. And I try to please them with Colin's achievements.: Look, now he's starting to smile, now he turns over on his stomach, picks up the toy himself, sits down, gets up... And how much joy and pride they had when, before their eyes, the baby took his first steps — from Sasha to Alyosha! Then I heard them bragging to the boys.:
— And our Kolya already knows how to walk!
Sometimes Sasha is amazed.:
— Wow, Mom, our Kolya understands everything! I can't believe it! After all, not so long ago he couldn't even smile, he just cried!
Kolya and I have been talking a lot since the very first days. One day we went to the store with Sasha and the baby. I was saying something to Kolya, who was one year old, and I was showing him something. A friend caught up with us and was surprised:
"You're talking to him like he understands something."..
It struck me: she already has grandchildren herself, doesn't she know that such a child really understands everything, but she doesn't say much yet? But I didn't have time to say anything. Sasha was very angry for his brother and rudely snapped:
— He understands more than some people!
He pronounced the word "some" with emphasis.
I can't say that I left Kolya with my brothers too often. If I went to the store, I took it with me, because there is not always time to go for a walk specifically, but here it's a walk for the baby, and for me it's business. At home, if I need to cook dinner or do the laundry, and Kolya doesn't want to play alone, one of the guys comes to the rescue. They're playing with the baby, and I'm quietly doing my job. I didn't let my sons walk with him alone when he was little, because boys are boys: they start to "cascade" with a stroller. So they can turn it over. But in the summer, when Kolya was already walking quite briskly, holding someone's finger, they sometimes walked without me...
But then one day I got very sick. My husband was on a business trip. But I have a fever above forty, and I couldn't pour myself a cup of tea, because I was shaking all over. My boys were alarmed. They told me to lie down, and they handled the house and the baby themselves for two days. Following my instructions, Sasha cooked Kola's porridge himself, fed him, and walked with him. Alyosha washed the dishes, swept the floor, and went to the store. And one—year-old Kolya behaved perfectly these days - he was not moody, fell asleep quickly and slept well. It was as if he felt that his mother was ill. I was so glad then that I already have such grown-up sons, and I have someone to rely on in difficult times. What would I do without them?!
Of course, they are also "just" children. They also want affection. When Kolya falls or bumps into something, we usually "feel sorry for" him: we kiss, stroke, blow on a sore spot. And so I began to notice that Sasha would sit down with his head in my lap.:
— Mom, have pity on me!
When he did it for the first time, it dawned on me that he was probably jealous of my baby. No matter how you say it, I began to devote less time to them and Alyosha. And I stopped reading books in the evenings (I don't have time, and Kolya can be woken up), and now I don't go to the cinema with them on weekends. And I don't run to the gym. Discover how to maximize your betting potential on one of the world's largest international platforms. The journey begins with registration, but the real catalyst for exceptional rewards is using a
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