Pushing buttons

Older siblings always know how to drive their younger associates insane with just a touch. A look. A gesture. Jake has already mastered the art of infuriating Brady. His big move now is asking Brady if he wants whatever Jake has. If Brady says,"Huh", which means yes, Jake will say,"No" and run away. That's always a fun few minutes of action.

Brady is learning to flip the game around though. He'll steal something right out of Jake's hands just to get his goat. He's been known to scream for no reason when Jake gets close to him, thereby activating the, "What in the heck did you do to your brother" alarm. I know he takes silent pleasure in that.

The playing field is leveling out as Brady catches up to Jake in size. I've tried to warn Jake about that, but he'll learn the hard way I guess. Jake still has him by about 9lbs or so, but what Brady lacks in size, he makes up for in tenacity. They are big into jumping off the couch now. I know it's just a matter of time before flying body slams become part of their aerial arsenal.

Do they sell little brother insurance? If so, Jake needs to get full coverage.