Classic

The boys have been growing in their ability to understand sharing and loving lately. Oh, they don't really know what either of those things mean but they do "get it" sometimes. Ethan is my particularly physical child. He follows Cole around when Cole has anything he might want, and pushes Cole down the hallway. He bites when he's at a loss for any better way to get what he wants. And he runs around like a crazy kid, screaming at the top of his lungs when he's happy or sad or mad. So Cole has learned to share- perhaps out of desperation for his own safety; or perhaps because he really does want Ethan to be happy. He'll do a sweet thing by giving Ethan that object he only just fought over, and then follow it with a bear hug like only Cole can give. And sometimes Ethan reciprocates.

It has taken them this long to learn "hug" and "kiss," so I imagine it will be some years before they truly understand "love each other." But for now, I find the hugs and the sharing of toys, even amidst the screaming that preceeds it, classic.