Rules

There are a lot of rules.
Don't make a mess. Mommy doesn't like mess, it makes her sad, because she has to clean it up.
No jumping on the stairs.
No throwing toys in the house.
No hitting.
No kicking.

I'm getting pretty good at all of these rules. I say "sorry, mommy" when I break them.

But the other day, Mommy did something strange. We were sitting in the kitchen, and she suddenly said "Hey! Ivan! Your baby brother is kicking mommy! Come feel my tummy!"

So...I thought about that for a minute.

Then I deliberately kicked her in the shins.

Apparently, "don't kick Mommy" is still the rule.

(Now she says my baby brother is "wiggling.")