It took him six months to realize this?
Actually, Isaac's objection is based on a fairly recent development: being shut out of Laurel's room. It has only been for the last five or six weeks that I have had to close the door while putting her down for her naps. Prior to that, Isaac could stay in the room because Laurel wasn't distracted by him.
So about three times a day, Isaac has to play by himself for fifteen minutes at a time, which is usually how long it takes me to nurse Laurel to sleep. He entertains himself just fine -- when he doesn't stop to think about his banishment, that is. Then he gets sad and resentful. Luckily I think he's mostly past the stage when he makes noise outside her room just to wake her up and get attention from me.
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Here's a little positive sibling interaction, in this photo taken yesterday in our yard. I took it with my phone; not too bad, huh?
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