Anyone who has more than one child understands that kids are so very different from each other. And its true, when I had Lexi, we thought the same...how strange that 2 siblings could have such different demeanor's. Well, miss Lexi Loo is our handful as of now. She was such an easy going baby, then we were ready to sell her at around 10-12 months old. Then after her birthday, its like she decided to be happy again. We chalked it up to teething and loved her again (kidding... kind of :) Well lately, she is back to her screaming, whiny ways. She hates to be apart from me and screams bloody murder if any other child plays with a toy she wants (or, sometimes doesn't want). She is 16 months but she has temper tantrums like a 2 year old....falling on the ground and screaming. I'm sure its teething again, or just a stage. But its incredibly frustrating. I think Lexi would be happy if I did nothing all day long and just snuggled with her. she LOVES to snuggle. So, the other day, leaving the messy kitchen aside, I went and cuddled on my bed with her. As you can see from the pictures, she was so happy. Is that all she needs, is more snuggle time? Cause I would like to, but a girl needs to shower and clean a house and cook dinner and all that fun stuff. This crazy kid of ours is a sunshine in our lives. We love her, but honestly, it'd be nice if she quit screaming at everything.
4 comments:
She's sure cute!
Megan is our "handful child". Makes things tough... and interesting! :)
Sounds so much like my little guy, he was the easiest baby and almost drove me crazy between 1-2 years. The big thing I found was that it all went back to communication. They start to get some serious opinions but can't communicate them. Try signing, hand gestures, pointing, offering choices, even acknowledging that you know that she is frustrated. It really is just a phase and takes time to get past but I found when I looked at it from the view of not being able to communicate that I was less annoyed! James still struggles with communication but these things all helped. Good luck.
good luck! is it too late to start drinking??? jj.
Jess ... hang in there, it will become easier. Just remain as calm as you can be through her temper tantrums. She will soon realize, if you don't react to her tantrums, she will stop. On another note, I seriously need to post some younger pictures of Courtney, they could be twins!! Francine
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