Natalie The Bully And/Or Vanessa The Cry Baby?

(Vanessa has developed into quite a little speedy walker. You take your eye off her one moment and *zip* she's gone. She's an independent trooper. Natalie, on the other hand, is taking her time in learning to walk. She's in a transition where when she walks she uses her hands to balance and she is taking steps like she's in rehab. She's a clingy and needy baby. You would think that Vanessa has an advantage over her sister when it comes to getting away from her.)

Yesterday, Jadon was playing with a bell that he got from the wedding (there were little bells placed on the dinner table so you can ring it to try to get the bride and groom to kiss). There were times when Jadon would just leave the bell on the ground and that would be a green light for the girls (especially Vanessa) to pounce on it. Vanessa got her hands on it, and her face just lit up as if she finally got the prize that she has been eyeing for so long (her facial features resemble that of Gollum on Lord Of The Rings when he finally has the ring in his possession). Natalie would notice what Vanessa had and walk after her. Vanessa (aka Speedy Gonzalez) zoomed across the room. She's laughing and avoiding being caught by Natalie. Natalie decided to forget walking after her sister and she got into a crawl (where she knows that she is quicker). So Vanessa ran all around the room and Natalie was catching up to her. Vanessa went from laughter to whining because she can't seem to shake Natalie's trail. Vanessa ended up getting stuck being cornered by the couch and the wall. Natalie latched on Vanessa's clothes and grasped at the prize and Vanessa broke out into a cry. Daddy, who is sitting on the couch and observing this, was laughing hysterically. Jadon ended up taking the bell away. Vanessa finally stops crying, her face all red and tears streaming down her face. Natalie's face was emotionless (as if she was saying "what did I do?"). A few minutes later, the bell is no longer with Jadon. It laid on the floor unnoticed for a few minutes. Vanessa noticed it and then.....rewind it to a few minutes....same thing happens and Daddy was laughing even harder. This happened again a few minutes later.

So is Natalie a big bully or is Vanessa a big baby? I know that Vanessa loves to be chased after because I do it all the time. But I think that Natalie likes to torment her younger sister. Sometimes I think that Vanessa wants to get caught by her sister even though she cries. Shortly after the whole bell scene, Natalie demonstrated this behavior. Jadon likes to collect plastic cups (with lids) that he gets from his kids' meals from various restaurants that we go to. So there's enough cups for all the kids to play with. Well Vanessa had cup in hand and Natalie was going after her's even though there were two cups right next to her. I pointed out the unused cups on the floor to Natalie. She saw them, but went after Vanessa's. Of course that led to Vanessa to evade Natalie and start crying (and Dadda laughing).

I am sure that someday my demeanor will all change and I will get frustrated from the girls fighting all the time, but I just have to enjoy it while I can.