This is for you.
You may not be littler than me anymore, but you'll always be my little brother.

You may not know the little things you have done in the twelve years you have been in my life, but you've impacted me greatly.

When you were just a tiny, little peanut in Mom's stomach I knew you were going to be someone very important in my life. I went around telling everyone "I know it's a boy! I know it! The doctor even called me secretly to tell me!" Even though this wasn't actually the case, I somehow knew with my magic powers that you were going to be my baby brother. Then you were born. I knew I was going to love you and care for you just like you would do in return for me one day. Today, all the love and care you share with me makes me beyond happy. You are a very special little brother who has a heart bigger than the universe. I wouldn't want a little brother in another way, shape or form. I consider myself so lucky to have a little brother like you.

You grew into a family with two older sisters. Me being the oldest and then having another sister just a couple years older. You didn't only grow into a family with two older sisters, but you grew into a softball family. Winter, spring, summer and fall were all spent at the softball fields. Indoor or outdoor you were there, dragged along. I know the softball games weren't your favorite, but you would always find something to do to make them somewhat enjoyable. It meant a lot that you came and supported me even though it was the last thing on your list to do. I am sorry that softball took over your life and a lot of your time, but it meant that you loved me when you came to my games. It was always nice having your own special fan, especially when it was your little brother.

You loved Despicable Me. You got me to watch it and I loved it. I loved the minions. I thought it was the most adorable movie ever. Then Minions came out and we both fell in love. Yes, I will admit, you fell in love a little before me, but we both love them now. You made it seem okay to me to be in love with a movie no matter my age. I felt like I was too old to love minions, but you pushed for it anyways and definitely helped me love them more. You're amazing in that way. You don't care what people think about you no matter how much you may be picked on by me or our other sister. You helped me notice how the little things may hurt, but you aren't going to give a shit anyways and go on with what you love. You adore minions and cassettes. Although it is 2017 and you adore cassettes, it says a lot. You make a difference when you don't even know it, and you showed me it was okay to like minions at age eighteen.

Red Sox and Patriots. We were both born into it. However, we both love them and take every chance to go to a game if can. We are both major Sox fans. Baseball games are more than fun, even though you get to sit in better seats than me. Same with football games. I remember the first baseball game we went to and how little you were. We share the same love for sports and I am so glad we do. It makes it ten times better being able to have this bond because I think of how the future will be. Especially how fun it will be.

Topping everything off. You are my little brother and I am your older sister. You may be a foot taller than me before we know it. I may be a foot shorter than you before we know it. That doesn't matter though. It doesn't matter because I will have your back no matter what happens and I know you'll have mine. I am so fortunate to have someone like you in my life. I hope you feel the same way about me.

You are the little brother I wished for when you were in Mom's stomach. The little brother who spent all four seasons at the fields (not by choice). The little brother who shares a love of minions with me. The little brother who loves sports like me. The little brother whose back I will always have.

This is for you.
I want you to know I will always be here for you through ups and downs, highs and lows. You're a built-in best friend who I wouldn't trade the world for. Most of all, you are the little brother I dreamed of having and was lucky enough to be given. Thank you for being you and teaching me so many different things in life I would have never been aware of if it wasn't for you.