Brothers Don't Shake Hands
Now that Beethan is walking pretty much everywhere (yep, happened that fast--we have seen knee walking in two weeks or since that video basically), we expected there to be some...um...skirmishes. But there haven't been. Instead we have a bit more interactions and a lot more wrestling. Well, it doesn't start out as wrestling and it is really just Ethan flopping on Isaac, who, as a good big brother doesn't really fight back.
The pattern is the same. Isaac and Ethan are playing together. Ethan toddles over. Isaac holds open his arms to encourage and catch his brother. Then Ethan falls on to Isaac and hugs him. Then they both fall over and soon they are rolling around. Sometimes Ethan squeals and we rescue him. Sometimes Ethan bites Isaac and we rescue Isaac. But most of the time, we just let it go and watch to make sure no one gets hurt.
It has happened so many times recently that I taught Isaac a line from Tommy Boy:
It has wide applicability when you have two kids that are brothers.
The pattern is the same. Isaac and Ethan are playing together. Ethan toddles over. Isaac holds open his arms to encourage and catch his brother. Then Ethan falls on to Isaac and hugs him. Then they both fall over and soon they are rolling around. Sometimes Ethan squeals and we rescue him. Sometimes Ethan bites Isaac and we rescue Isaac. But most of the time, we just let it go and watch to make sure no one gets hurt.
It has happened so many times recently that I taught Isaac a line from Tommy Boy:
It has wide applicability when you have two kids that are brothers.