He has dimples and folds, and thighs and forearms like the Michelin man. Jill says Edwin can tell an empty breast from a full one. Little Baby and Big Baby, Aunt Julie calls them. Except Little Baby is almost as big as Big Baby, she said once. Size matters with brothers.
Guys live in the physical world.
My brother was nine years older, and the first time I flung him onto the couch felt like the breaking of a barrier. We worry about Alex. But I wonder what kind of siblinghood Alex will have. I ve never seen a family where the big brother was smaller than the little brother. All I can tell him now is that I m sure I ll have to replace a broken couch someday.