My favorite Connor and Sophia moment is when they are chilling out and relaxing together on the couch. In the Ockree house, we call this chillaxin. It typically lasts for only an instant before Connor says something like "Ugh! Sophia quit following me. I just want to sit on the couch alone!" To which she replies "Bubba, uhuh" and laughs. Which if you've spent five minutes with Connor, you know this does not improve the situation.
Despite the fighting, squabbling, and tattling (trust me, Sophia tattles on him as well, it is just a little less intelligible), Ben and I are sure that they really love each other.
Sophia expresses this love by trying to sit on his lap the instant he sits down on the floor. She also expresses this by trying to give him a big wet slobbery kiss now and again.
Connor expresses his love in more subversive ways. He will occasionally call Sophia cute, explain her needs to me and Ben, laugh at her when she dances, give her some of his food, or allow her a rare hug.
Yesterday, however, he expresses his love for his sister in a very obvious and sweet way. Sophia had been sick all day, and Connor had been at YMCA camp all day. I think that all told the two of them spent less than two hours together. Connor came inside and wanted to know where Sophia was. I explained to him that I put her in bed because she was sick and really tired. He got this sad look on his face and said "I really wish she wasn't in bed already, I didn't get to spend much time with her at all today, and I really miss her."
This are the little things that Ben and I keep in our pocket so we can pull it out next time he complains that she is ruining everything.
So precious! - Adriane
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