Nate's Favorite

While there was a passive competition between Cindy and I to be Lily's favorite, there is no such competition with Nate.    He loves his sister more than anyone, and his eyes tell the story -- he follows Lily wherever she goes. 

The bond between the two is so clear and strong, at this point, that it's touching to see.  She can make him laugh with a song (a particular one - that sounds like 'boom boom').  She can always get a smile with a hug.   She rarely enters the room without acknowledging her far less mobile brother.   Finally, when she wakes up, disoriented from a night of sleep, he's the first one she asks for, "Where's Nate?".

Hopefully this early bond lasts a lifetime.