No! No Elephant!

So I'm thinking that it would be nice if my second child was a boy. Then I think maybe if I have a girl she would sit and read books, cuddle and actually be gentle and not treat Adler like she's a wild bull that needs to be tamed.

This morning, Adler was sleeping in per usual while the rest of us hustled around her trying to get ready for the day ahead. Austen was particularly bored this morning and refused to put on his school clothes. Instead he flopped down on Adler and proceeded to put his little hands around her neck. I heard a slight growl from Adler as she adjusted herself to move him off of her. He slid to the floor. Making sure she didn't hurt him, she then proceeded to lick his face which makes Austen flail his arms, which come down squarely on the side of her face. Adler flinches but doesn't give up giving him kisses until I separate the two -- worried about Adler's safety at this point if the licking continues.

Of course Adler isn't innocent either. She unknowingly (?) seems to swing her back end just right and knock Austen over by accident. She also steals stuffed animals from his bed every morning after we leave for work/school. Here's what Austen had to say one afternoon when he came home from school to find his elephant in the middle of the hallway instead of on his bed where he left it...