... that on Monday I will have a 2 year old?! The last year went quickly, but (not surprisingly) was a little less of a whirlwind than Judith's first year. There are still a lot of raw emotions surrounding her birth that are taking longer to heal than I thought, but as of right now I feel excited for another big milestone for her. She's almost completely caught up, and while I'm still a little nervous about not adjusting her age, I think I'm ready to face that new chapter with her. I'm grateful that her health is as good as it is, all things considered.
It's funny, though. She's not 2 yet, but holy hell she's been acting like a true 2 year old for a few weeks! The tantrums, mischief, frustrations, whining, and sometimes defiance are a whole new ballgame. Today was almost nightmarish, and was downright exhausting. Discovering that tonight is full moon helped explain a lot of things, and now I understand why I want to pull my hair out! The dogs weren't helping, either, and you would think that they're completely ignored day in and day out based on the way they were trying to shove each other out of the way for attention. They listened about as well as Judith, and I swear it was like having 3 toddlers in the house.
I hope tomorrow's an easier day. At least we'll get a clean start after a good night's sleep.
Showing posts with label toddler. Show all posts
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Monday, June 25, 2012
Adventures in Toddlerhood
It's amazing to see all of the new things Judith is starting to do, and I'm watching her grow up so fast right before my eyes. It's hard to believe that last year at this time we were working on getting her to sit unsupported, and now we're chasing her all over the place. And let me tell you, this kid is fast!
Judith's still working on those molars, and based on how crabby she's been (and how many things she's been chewing on), there are more that are working their way up to the surface. She doesn't mind having her teeth brushed as long as we do it quickly. I need to build up some courage to get my fingers in there to feel around her gums again since the little stinker often moves her tongue over her teeth and won't let me see them.
Judith loves to imitate us, the dogs, her grandparents, practically anyone she's comfortable with! Baby sign language is not going well - the most we can get out of her is a sign for "more", otherwise she looks at us like we're nuts and refuses to mimic the sign. Her speech therapist isn't concerned though, especially since Judith's starting to have a language and sound explosion! This weekend we added duck, doggie, and boogie to our list. Most things are either "Dee" (for Lady) or "baby," but I'm hoping she'll start repeating the proper names soon.
We experienced another first today. Now that she's almost 19 months old, Judith thought it would be appropriate to initiate us into the world of toddler tantrums - as in, full-out, screaming, stomping, throw yourself down tantrums. She got mad when she had to give up one of her rings before speech therapy. She got mad during speech therapy when we wouldn't allow her to chew on every single toy. She got mad at the grocery store because we wanted to wipe down different parts of her new snail balloon (mostly the clip anchor part, because we knew it would go straight into the mouth), and to accomplish that we had to move her hands. She got mad when we had to take the balloon from her temporarily to put her in her car seat. And she got mad over the meal menus for the day. Her speech therapist and I are thinking she's starting to get frustrated by not being able to communicate things, but at the same time we're hoping she'll start picking up some more words so she can communicate better.
Life is definitely interesting right now!
Judith's still working on those molars, and based on how crabby she's been (and how many things she's been chewing on), there are more that are working their way up to the surface. She doesn't mind having her teeth brushed as long as we do it quickly. I need to build up some courage to get my fingers in there to feel around her gums again since the little stinker often moves her tongue over her teeth and won't let me see them.
Judith loves to imitate us, the dogs, her grandparents, practically anyone she's comfortable with! Baby sign language is not going well - the most we can get out of her is a sign for "more", otherwise she looks at us like we're nuts and refuses to mimic the sign. Her speech therapist isn't concerned though, especially since Judith's starting to have a language and sound explosion! This weekend we added duck, doggie, and boogie to our list. Most things are either "Dee" (for Lady) or "baby," but I'm hoping she'll start repeating the proper names soon.
We experienced another first today. Now that she's almost 19 months old, Judith thought it would be appropriate to initiate us into the world of toddler tantrums - as in, full-out, screaming, stomping, throw yourself down tantrums. She got mad when she had to give up one of her rings before speech therapy. She got mad during speech therapy when we wouldn't allow her to chew on every single toy. She got mad at the grocery store because we wanted to wipe down different parts of her new snail balloon (mostly the clip anchor part, because we knew it would go straight into the mouth), and to accomplish that we had to move her hands. She got mad when we had to take the balloon from her temporarily to put her in her car seat. And she got mad over the meal menus for the day. Her speech therapist and I are thinking she's starting to get frustrated by not being able to communicate things, but at the same time we're hoping she'll start picking up some more words so she can communicate better.
Life is definitely interesting right now!
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