What a difference 2 children make versus 1! My oldest (We will call him Lu) was so sweet and calm, if anyone took a toy away from him he would kind of just stare at them like "dude! That was mine" and then move on. But my little guy (We call him Bubby), at nearly 14 months, already knows how to fight! I'm caring for my friends baby this morning and they are close in age. He is 8 months (same size! haha), and Bubby is already taking toys away from him, and even tried swatting at him! I'm not used to this! But I guess as a little brother you learn to stick up for yourself quick. Even if it isn't actually "sticking up". Lu used to be the BEST big brother. I would brag about him. He would give his baby kisses, bring him toys, introduce him to everyone, and he would tell us "I love this baby SO much." I was such a proud mama. Then Bubby turned around 7-8 months old and things started slowly changing. He was still pretty immobile. He wasn't interested in crawling yet like Lu was at this age. So I would often sit him down and toss a few toys his way so I could get a few things done. Yeah right... I would come back into the room and every single toy would be as far away from him as possible, thanks to Lu. And it's just gotten worse from there. Bubby is now crawling and climbing like a champ. Lu is always instigating. Bubby can get all the toys he wants now and Lu hates this. He doesn't want to share ANYTHING. It could be a toy he hasn't noticed in months, but if Bubby touches it... he claims to have had it first. I know its just a 3yo phase. But I'm over it. All done! Both my babies have been so sweet. Fairly calm, happy babies. But add a big brother to the happy baby and let the screaming begin. Let's get one thing straight. It is NOT terrible two's. Age 2 is wonderful. Enjoy it. Age 3 sucks. I love him to death. But man he sure does test me daily. Still haven't figured out how to "do" age 3. I'll work on it and get back to you. Luckily we are exactly (today!) half way through with with age 3.