A few weeks ago Lex officially entered
\n toddler-hood. I say this because it was that day he learned the
\n fine art of throwing himself on the floor and kicking and
\n screaming. It was a fun few days :\/ I think we did a good job
\n of handling it and it lasted for less than a week, though he
\n did have an impressive performance at playgroup one day. <\/p>\n
Now he has moved on to the more defiant act of
\n throwing other things, instead of himself. He is being very
\n scientific about this whole process and is learning that it’s
\n ok to throw his bouncy balls around the house, but not ok to
\n throw his milk cup in anger. These extremes are easy. The
\n exhausting part is when he’s annoyed and throws something
\n unrelated. You can watch his little questioning face as he
\n picks up a boot, looks right at you, and throws it (never at a
\n person, so far, thankfully!) Of course he gets a “so sad” and
\n goes to his room for a few minutes. But then what if he throws
\n something (his truck, for example) when he’s not really angry?
\n Or throws something in his room after I’ve put him there for
\n throwing things. It’s like every day he thinks of new “what
\n ifs” to test out and I have to decide, on the spot, whether
\n it’s ok or not. Very tiring. I was getting a little lax about
\n putting him in his room (it’s not easy carrying a squirmy
\n toddler up stairs twelve times a day when you’re bursting in
\n the belly!) but I think that was part of the problem, so the
\n past few days I’ve been much more consistent and he’s
\n definitely catching on. It’s interesting to watch him
\n experiment on me. I know he’s just testing out his boundaries,
\n but I feel like I’m always just one step behind in making the
\n boundaries! It’s like he’s always running and I’m always
\n running right along side, trying to install the fence before he
\n gets too far, but always just one fence post ahead… never any
\n time to stop, think, plan, etc. Geesh! I’m going to take a nap
\n now! <\/p>\n
He went down for a very early nap
\n today. Every time I put him in his room this morning (lots of
\n throwing) he grabbed his blanket and climbed in bed. Finally I
\n just closed the shade, turned on the fan, and left him there.
\n Silly boy. Testing the boundaries is probably just as
\n exhausting for him as it is for me. It would be nice to get
\n past this little game before new baby arrives though… nice,
\n but not likely :)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A few weeks ago Lex officially entered toddler-hood. I say this because it was that day he learned the fine art of throwing himself on the floor and kicking and screaming. It was a fun few days :\/ I think … Continue reading