A few months ago, Ben found this song online called "Lava" from Disney Music. We were heading home and Evie was fussy and over being in her carseat. He started playing it and singing the parts he knew. Evie began calming down and listened to her brother singing to her. Rob and I were teary-eyed as well listened to the song, because it was so perfect for this beautiful brother-sister bond they have.
Listening to it, one would likely presume that it is about romantic love, which it was likely written about. If you shift your perspective, it fits their sibling love so well. He waited for a sibling for so long. He cried for one, asked for one, wondered if God thought he would even be a good big brother. He waited and waited as we tried and tried. He seemed to get to a place where he didn't think it was ever going to happen, and then it did. As she grew in my belly, he waited to meet her and asked about her size and development, and checked the growth apps every single day.
When Evie was born, she was whisked away to the NICU in Salt Lake and he didn't see her for two weeks after that first day. So it reminds me of the part in the song where the girl volcano erupts from the sea but can't see him. Ben would facetime with Evie in the NICU to read to her until the day she was released and we could all go home together. Their bond has grown so much. They are still very much brother and sister. She gets into his stuff now that she's so mobile. She wants his attention when he's busy and will make that very known. Often he stops what he's doing, but not always.
He's recently figured out how to carry her on his shoulders and enjoys it. She does too, and smiles and waves at everyone.
Lyrics to "Lava"
Song by James Ford Murphy, Kuana Torres Kahele, and Nāpua Greig
A long, long time ago, there was a volcano
Living all alone in the middle of the sea
He sat high above his bay watching all the couples play
And wishing that he had someone too
And from his lava came this song of hope that he sang
Out loud every day for years and years
I have a dream I hope will come true
That you're here with me and I'm here with you
I wish that the earth, sea, and the sky up above-a
Will send me someone to lava
Years of singing all alone turned his lava into stone
Until he was on the brink of extinction
But little did he know that living in the sea below
Another volcano was listening to his song
Every day she heard his tune, her lava grew and grew
Because she believed his song was meant for her
Now she was so ready to meet him above the sea
As he sang his song of hope for the last time
I have a dream I hope will come true
That you're here with me and I'm here with you
I wish that the earth, sea, and the sky up above-a
Will send me someone to lava
Rising from the sea below stood a lovely volcano
Looking all around but she could not see him
He tried to sing to let her know that she was not there alone
But with no lava, his song was all gone
He filled the sea with his tears and watched his dreams disappear
As she remembered what his song meant to her
I have a dream I hope will come true
That you're here with me and I'm here with you
I wish that the earth, sea, and the sky up above-a
Will send me someone to lava
Oh, they were so happy to finally meet above the sea
All together now, their lava grew and grew
No longer are they all alone with aloha as their new home
And when you visit them, this is what they sing
I have a dream I hope will come true
That you'll grow old with me, and I'll grow old with you
We thank the earth, sea, and the sky we thank too
I lava you
I lava you
I lava you
For Ben and Evie, this song represents their sibling bond, and it will always have a special place in my heart. I hope they get to grow old together and remain close long after we're gone. I know life changes relationships, and I'm sure theirs will grow and change, but hopefully in the best ways.
My babies, I LAVA YOU both so much. I am so inspired by you and your love for one another.
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