Sharing is hard!

The sibling battle today is over a baby stroller... about 5 or 6 months ago I put the baby stroller away because it was a hazard to Greyson's well-being. He would try to get in it and would flip it over, so it was put away for a time. I remembered it today and thought I'd try to get it out again. However, from the second it was brought into sight, there has been a war over who gets to play with it. I think we have now settled into taking turns for it. Whew! I would hate for the world to end because we didn't have two baby strollers! (that is a good idea! I should bring in the "real" umbrella stroller too!)

The battles have been become more and more frequent. I don't know if I should look forward to the days that Greyson can speak his mind or not. Right now I intervene to keep the peace but when Greyson has his words, I think it is going to be a whole new world of teaching to negotiate.

In other MN Rhodes news, Greyson has started saying "ma-ma"! He usually says it first thing in the morning when he wants to get up, calling me out of bed. I don't know if he knows he is calling me, just that it gets me out of bed (most of the time). Greyson is also starting to make animal sounds - "moo" for cow, smacking lips for fish, "aaa" for sheep, "ack" for duck, snort for pig - all very cute. I will try to get it on video for sure!

Madelyn is going for her MN-required kindergarden screening this afternoon. I have primed her a little, telling her we are going to see "special teachers that will ask lots of questions". I really don't know what to expect tho. I'm interested in knowing what they have to say because Madelyn is right on the cusp of the school cutoff - her bday is Aug 17th and the cutoff is Sept 1. We are leaning toward starting her in kindergarden right when she turns 5, but we also have a year and a half before we have to stick with that decision. We know it is more than a decision about where she is academically, have to consider the behavioral and emotional stuff too. I'll keep you posted about the screening.

Have a great day!