It's Only Fair

We have been working very diligently for the past week on taking turns. It has been somewhat of a struggle more times than not, but I think Wormy is finally getting the idea. This is not to say she is happy about the concept, but she is becoming a much better sharer. She has begun bringing toys out of her room for Eli to play with without being prompted, and has even stopped screaming every time Eli touches an unauthorized object. Her dolls remain offlimits. In her finest hour, Chloe picked out one of her very own sippy cups for Eli to drink out of. She is becoming a very responsible big sister; very concerned with Eli's wellbeing.

Of course, as Chloe has pointed out many times, Eli has to share too. Chloe has made sure that she gets a turn playing in his crib, eating his baby cereal, playing with his toys, holding his "essephant", and jumping in his JohnnyJumpUp (which is pretty hilarious.)

There have also been a few downsides to all this sharing.. Chloe has become very eager to share all of her candy, cookies, and other treats with Eli. Whenever I hear her little voice proclaiming "Eli Eat, Eli Eat!" I know to come running. Yesterday those very words led me to discover Chloe sharing the four pieces of chalk she was eating with her baby brother. I will say, she did a very good job of grinding Eli's pieces into a kind of lumpy powder. I scraped little pink, blue, and white chunks from their tongues for quite some time. I couldn't get it all out, but I figured they would survive. At best they should be free from indigestion for a while.