Then peace will guide the planets and love will steer the stars

Remember Isaac's tendency to beat up on kiddos littler than he, including Ella and blog-friend Ben? About two or hree months after it first started, it has stopped completely. We've hung out with Ella a bunch in the last few days, and not once has he even hinted that he thought of pushing her. This morning we had a playdate with our friends Nathaniel and Patrick (where Patrick is a few days older than Ella), and Isaac was an exemplary young man, even going so far as to share toys with Patrick.

Additionally, he is suddenly excellent, not exactly at sharing, but at something I will refer to as sharing on command. Being 2, he of course thinks everything is his and will take toys away from other kids, but if I remind him, "No, so-and-so was playing with that. Please give it back and you can take your turn with it when they are done," he will do just that. Even with his baby brother.

This newfound wonderfulness is completely coincident with his mommy slapping. You didn't think this would be without a catch, did you? At least my toddler is no longer a violent hellion towards others. Just towards me. But the fact that he gave up his weirdo disturbing pushing behavior gives me hope for a peaceful, non-aggressive tomorrow.