Rules

Yesterday during a visit to the pediatrician's office, the boys' pediatrician said we should make a little poster with rules on it for Big Boy. She said even though he can't read yet, we can go over the rules and he'll know they're posted on the wall. She said to put up only three or four rules. If I could put up as many rules as I wanted, here are a few I'd like to see him follow (and I know I should phrase them positively, like "use only an inside voice" but for brevity's sake ...):
1. No screaming
2. Be nice to your brother (no pushing back on his head until he falls over, screaming)
3. No throwing food, clothes, toothbrushes or liquids on the floor
4. No digging with your feet in the plant's dirt, saying, "drill, drill, drill" and knocking potting soil on the floor
5. No taking the cushions off the couch when guests are here, revealing the coins, puzzle pieces and pens (and dirt) underneath them
6. Finish all food on your plate, every time
7. No changing your mind -- when you ask for milk, don't ask for apple juice immediately after (Vice versa)
8. No taking off your diaper without telling anyone
9. No getting into the refrigerator without telling anyone
10. No getting out of bed before 7 a.m.
11. No shaking your sippy cup so the drink splatters all over the place
12. No watering the plants by yourself
13. No getting 13 blankets out of the linen closet because you are looking for a washcloth
14. No crying when you're on timeout
15. No talking or asking for stuff when I am trying to watch ONE news item on TV
16. No pulling the cat's tail, unless she is going potty in the plant because she doesn't like the new litter box with the lid on it
17. No getting clothes (especially dresses) and shoes (especially high heels) out of my closet and parading around the house in them (because the dresses drag on the floor and get walked on and the high heels are dangerous ankle-twisters)
18. No opening the drawers on the entertainment center
19. No sitting on my lap when I'm a:on the computer or b:eating
20. No shutting your brother's fingers in the doors of the entertainment center when you finally shut them after having been asked not to open them in the first place
21. No hitting or kicking
22. No spitting
23. No making messes of any kind anywhere in the house

That's about it for now. Do you think I'm asking too much from someone who hasn't reached his third birthday?