together

I make no secret of my absolute obsession with seeing my children together.

I just can't get enough of it.

Their bond just fascinates me;

the way that it "just is".

They just get each other somehow.

And the flush of pride I get knowing that those two adorable little creatures are mine,

its priceless.

Putting them in this big swing together 

just highlighted everything that I find so intoxicating about the pair of them.

We never had to say

"Hold on to your sister."

He just did it.

And she just leant into him.

And he looked protectively at her as the swing started,

just checking she was okay.

And then they both smiled

and they looked at each other,

they realised they were sharing this experience,

and the smiles turned to laughter.

As these two grow

they just get closer,

probably because they get to share more and more understanding

and enjoy more and more of the same things.

They just delight in one another.

And I sound like a stuck record for saying it constantly,

but it really is a 'pinch-me-I-must-be-dreaming' kind of pride I get

at how lucky I am to get to witness them every day.

I know there will be days when they'll want to pull each other's hair out 

and when we'll more than likely want to bang their heads together.

I'm sure he'll tease her without mercy

and she'll embarrass him for the fun of it.

It's crossed my mind more than once

that these two are going to hit puberty around the same time.

And heaven help us when they decide they fancy each other's friends.

But it makes me unspeakably glad that they have this,

that they have each other.

Someone to have that incredible shared history with.

Someone who will be there when they're needed.

Someone they have a bond with, that "just is".