Bother BO

Brother Bo

     I have a brother named BO in Chinese it means hope he can have a broad mind and profound cultural background; I am 15 years older than him. He has black short straight hair, dark, intense eyes and pouting mouth; he is 5 years old now, and stands 48 inches. He looks taller and stronger than his peers.

     When he was born I was studying in middle school. It is hard to describes how it the feels to get a new family member in my life when I already being 15 years old, I was together with him look he became bigger and bigger in my mother’s body, I talked with him, touched my mother’s belly felt him moving; listened as the doctor told us during the B-scan ultrasonography: this is his hand this is his eye or look he was smiling…During last two months we had to go to the hospital every week, listened doctor said what changed about him became longer, weight went higher. A little tension; some curiosity; much more excited and expect. I remember the day when he was born, it was on Monday, I need went to school (in china one day class separate to two part one part is 8:00am-12:00 the other part is 2:00pm-5:00pm we have 2 hours to eat food and sleep at noon), I heard nothing during that day, after 12:00am part I looks fly to hospital to see my mom, when I arrived dad told me mom just been to promote the delivery room, until 1:30pm I didn’t see my new brother yet, I decided do not go to school in the half day, but dad ask me must go! In class I texted to dad have to told me newest situation at first time, after the last class I as fast as I can to see baby, on the way to the hospital I imaged what the new baby look like is he has a bigger eyes? Is he looks beautiful? When I saw him, he had been washed wrapped in a small bed, he looks really small his skin isn’t looks like online baby’ photos is wrinkled   then I know every baby born is wrinkled, he looks really cute, I kissed his moth carefully told to myself I will give all of my love to him, I will protect him forever. After 7 days we went back to home together, I tried to learn how to hold him, washed for him, changed diapers for him, at the first time I changed diapers together with my dad, we both had no idea how it worked but mom was washing so we can only by ourselves, too tight too lose make back to front, when I recall it feel how foolish I am at that time. Everyday before I went to school I have to kiss him to say goodbye, hope he can grow up quickly so can share really nice food to him.  

     When he was 3 month I need went to high school to another city which need drive for 8 hours, kids always catch peoples heart, I can not stop missing him if have break for morn than 3 days I would go back to see him, I teach him how to say sister how to say my name, saw he was running in the walker very flexible, when he can walk I took him to slippery slid, swing, ride when I saw he really happy or laughing out loud I felt satisfy. When he was 3 years old in May I graduated from high school so I have many time to together with him, my fiend and I took him to movie theater to see a lovely movie, it is too dark, he feel afraid so I hold him to outside to wait other friends, we played hide and seek when I hide back of pillar I heard a couple said whose kids it is too dangerous I went out and saw he try to take the elevator by himself I toke him away immediately even now I still feel thrilled after that I never leave him alone.

     Now he is 5 years old, no longer a baby that know nothing rely on me unconditionally, he have his own mind sometimes looks like a adult and try to take care other people. When I had a cold I ate ice cream, he will say stop it what doctor say? This summer my family has one more new baby named Kai, Bo always asked me when he was little do he look like such small also? Suddenly he become real older brother form a baby, I saw myself form his demeanor.

           Bo is meaning for me, he teach me too many things, he let me have a special teenager’s time, I seems can’t stop talking every topic about him.