Sibling Rivalry - The Poop Edition

 Although Jamster and Minxy generally get on really well, like any siblings, they have their moments. They play tricks on each other and they try to wind each other up to breaking point at times.
I remember similar moments from my own childhood with my brother and sister too - my poor mother!

They currently have a favourite seat in the lounge where they both like to sit at every opportunity and if one moves out of it, even for a second, the other will jump straight into it. The arguments they have had over it, along with who gets to have the remote, are ridiculous. I've no idea why they both need to sit in it as there is plenty of room for everyone on our corner suite. Although this specific chair is nearer to the TV and plug sockets for charging tablets which may have something to do with it.

Siblings (January)

We haven't done a great deal so far this month as the weather has been so miserable but we did manage to have a lovely woodland walk at Everdon. Getting out in the cold can be so refreshing, especially after indulging over Christmas, and it was of course great fun to jump in muddy puddles, climb trees and build dens with the Mini Mes.

Like any siblings, Minxy and Jamster bicker over the littlest of things at the moment and tell tales on one another daily. Usually it's down to something as small as what song is on the radio, who's sitting in the front of the car or who has left their fruit at lunch, but it's also great to stand back and watch their relationship flourish too. They seem to be communicating nicely and a lot of disputes are sorted between themselves. They have bonded a lot more recently which I think is mainly due to the fact that they have similar interests and because they are getting so grown up. 

They will soon be 10 and 12 in a few months!

Him and Her in April

April has been quite a mixed month for us so far. We had the excitement of birthdays with Jamster turning 9 then Minxy turning 11 and we had a lovely relaxing holiday away in Wales over Easter. From there things seemed to go downhill quite quickly however and we had a full week of illness where we were all struck with the nasty Norovirus one after the other. It completely ruined the break from school and all of our remaining plans.

I'm not great at dealing with sickness as it is but when poorly myself and handling unwell children it certainly is a struggle. It's absolutely exhausting and I was praying for it to come to an end for everyone. Sorting sick is just another part of parenthood that we just have to crack on with though, however horrible, although you never get used to seeing your little ones suffer and I hate the feeling of helplessness. I wish I could take the pain away for them.

In some ways, trying to think positively, I was lucky that it was one child followed by the next rather than them both being ill together. Minxy was able to fetch flannels, tissues and toast when required to help her brother and Jamster plumped pillows and made drinks when it was his sisters turn to be down. At the time we all just did what needed to be done, no questions asked, but looking back now after we have all recovered it's quite lovely to think about how they were both so kind and caring for their sibling. Neither grimaced at the sight of the other (or how untidy our home was from a lack of housework!). Neither complained of boredom and not being able to go out. They didn't moan about helping when needed and in fact they even offered to at times or did so without me mentioning. Both were concerned for the other and it was really quite sweet.

They are back to their normal bickering now so they must be on the mend!
Here's hoping that May is better, although it is already set to be.

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Sibling love (and hate)

The Mini Mes are very much like how me and my siblings were as children in the way that most of the time they get on really well but other times they fight like cat and dog. This past week there has been a fair bit of bickering in the mornings and no doubt a few more grey hairs for me in the process.

 

Minxy left this note for Jamster on the table after breakfast...

 

 

... which he edited to her name when he saw it (I still don't think she has noticed)!

 

 

Minxy crossed off Jamster's birthday from her calendar and changed Thursday to 'relaxing day'...

 

 

... until they were friends again and she wrote it back on!

 

They do love each other really then.

 

Do your children have similar moments?

 

The Gallery - Emotion

Sibling love and happiness.

The Gallery theme this week is Emotion - you can link up your posts over at Sticky Fingers.

The words featured are part of a poem by Ericka Reynolds