Overnight, my innocent 8-month-old has turned into a troublemaker. For the past few months, he was content to sit and quietly play with his toys for long periods of time. It's been a while since we really had to worry about him toppling over. Now, he's no longer content sitting and is constantly cruising along the coffee table, his crib, even the bathtub. He started crawling last weekend, but it seems like he only wants to crawl to a place where he can cruise and get into mischief. Nate was the same way.
Theo's newest fascination is with paper products: napkins, magazines, books, etc. He tears them to shreds and will stuff them in his mouth if you're not watching. It's even harder with a second kid because not only do we have to watch out for dangerous items we might leave lying around, we also have to make sure Nate doesn't give him anything he could choke on. He gave Theo a nickel the other day -- very generous, I know. It's hard to explain to a 2-year-old what he can't give his brother.
As you saw in the previous post, Nate's awesome sleeping habits are over. For a good year, he slept soundly from 7pm to 6am. It was early, but it also gave me a few hours to myself every night. Now, if he takes a nap during the day, he's up until 11pm. He usually sleeps in until 8 or 9, but still. If he doesn't take a nap, he gets SUPER CRANKY around 6-7pm and cries a lot.
Remember when Nate barely talked? Those days are over. He seriously never shuts up. Here's a conversation from this morning:
"Mama. Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Cinnamon Toast Crunch"
"Nate, we don't have Cinnamon Toast Crunch. Do you want Life?"
"Mama. Life. Life. Life. Life. Life. Life. Life. Life."
I put some dry Life Cereal on the table for him.
He grabs my leg. "Mama. I wanna bowl. I wanna bowl. I wanna bowl. I wanna bowl. I wanna bowl."
You get the picture. By being really annoying, he gets what he wants much faster.
Friday, October 22, 2010
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Serious nap resistance
About every other day, Nate will avoid taking his nap. This is how it's going:
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