Fighting!

As much as our boys love each other and enjoy one anothers company for the most part, they have started to have their moments of fighting with one another. They can be playing together so nicely and one will do something the other dislikes and chaos ensues. This morning was a great example. Garhett was playing alone with a little sized table in his room pushing it back and forth, turning it upside down, just being a good boy minding his own business. Brenden caught wind of what was going on and took it upon himself to try and commander the table from his brother. Of course this did not go over well with Garhett. Our little guys were blessed with extra space in their lungs, that is the only explanation I can come up with for their ability to scream for as long as they do without having to take a breath. Yes, Garhett was making his protest known to the entire neighborhood. I am surprised with the amount of screaming that was coming from their bed room that no one thought they should call for help! Matt and I were trying to help, we didn't think Brenden should be allowed to take something from his brother and not have to give it back. We tried distracting B-man with a football, we tried reading a book to him, we even tried to bribe him with a snack. He was like a shark with his prey already bleeding in the water. He knew there was more damage for him to cause and he was totally relentless. As soon as Brenden would leave Garhett alone the yelling and crying stopped. The quiet was not satisfying to Brenden, so he kept going back for more. Unfortunately, Garhett gave in. He came over to sit with me and read the book we had tried to give to Brenden. I wiped Garhett's tears and gave him the cup that Brenden threw on the floor, that is when B-man decided he did want the cup after all! By the end of all this mayhem, the table was not even being played with! Brenden did not care what his brother was playing with, he wanted whatever Garhett had just to make him mad. It made the half an hour that the argument lasted feel like an entire morning. Now I can hear their little feet running up and down the hallway and I am sure they are looking for the next thing to get into!