Sibling Rivalry

Siblings..such an interesting thing. I had five of them growing up. Four sisters and a brother, of which I am the oldest. My two kiddos will soon be three, and I'm interested to see how the dynamics and interactions around here may change when their baby brother is more physically a part of our daily lives.

We are excited about there being three, but realize that things will now go from man to man defense to zone defense. I'm hoping that these two welcome their little brother into the family, and there's not a lot of jealousy or attempts at wrestling with their tiny new sibling. These two do love a good wrestle. They love a good fight in general. I'm hoping this is something that we work out as they get older. I can't imagine it's a good idea for 30 year old siblings to body slam each other.

While they may fight, at the same time they are the only ones who are allowed to pick on each other. Merrick will defend Tizzy, and vice versa, in the event that someone tries to take over their role as sole-agitator of each other. It's a job they take very seriously. No one better mess with my sister (or brother) except for me. This I don't mind so much. I will be glad, though, when we can get through a day where they find something to agree on besides...nothing.

The first shot is for The Paper Mama.