Sibling Rivalry Over Everything!

Chicky is sick, again! Fever, croup the entire deal. I swore up and down that I wasn't going to the hospital while Cpl. Mayhem was away but I did.

Today everything was heightened. Moods, tears, aches, pains, fevers and stubborn attitudes.

Ducky was doing pretty well for the most of the morning until lunch time hit, then he decided Naughty Nelson needed to visit and attack an already irritable Chicky. He dug his claws into his sister and made her bleed. I was not impressed to say the least, but I felt guilty too, if only I had cut his nails yesterday like I said I was going to she wouldn't be bleeding right now. Never the less, I run upstairs to get a band-aid.

"I want a band-aid too!" Ducky hollers at me while I coming down the stairs.

"Excuse me? You don't need the band-aid, you caused the need for this band-aid on Chicky..."

"I'm sorry Chicky", he runs over to his litter sister and gives her a hug.

"Go away!" Chicky yells at her brother. Can you blame her?

Chicky's fever spikes again and I give her some medicine to ease her already exhausted little body.

"I want medicine too!!" Ducky hollers at me from the living room.

"You don't need any medicine Ducky, you are not sick".

"Yes I am", Ducky shouts at me and then clears his throat for two coughs to come out repeats his medicine request with a quieter, harsher voice.

"Nice try babe."

I know I spent a great deal of time and energy on Chicky today, but it only occurred to me that I did when Ducky came into my bedroom after his bath and Chicky was in her room.

"Mommy? Can I have cuddles like Chicky?"

"Of course you can Ducky!! I'm sorry I didn't pay much attention and was short with you today, it was hard with Chicky being so sick huh?"

"Yeah, Chicky going to be OK. You are a good mommy!"

"Thank you Ducky, that's always good to hear".

"Mommy?"

"Yes Ducky?"

"Can I have that band-aid now?"