The Terrible Two's--an adjustment
I've come to learn that the term "The Terrible Twos" is SUCH a misnomer. The behavior that is most associated with this term starts around 18 months in our household. It's actually pretty funny that all 4 have started at the same time.
Of course, this can only mean that Miss Sassypants is truly living up to her name. UGH! She is CRAZED at best. She's SO sweet and SO charming most of the time that it's such a shock to the system when she hits me and yells "NO!" at the top of her lungs. She refuses to listen to me! She has been introduced to time out...clearly she's not really understanding what it's all about, but I'm working on it, and she actually responds pretty well to it...once I can get her to actually sit still. *rolls eyes*
I know that it partially has to do with the fact that she's no longer the baby, so it could be a bit of jealousy, as well. She LOVES Alex, wants to be near him always, wants to help me with him, etc. Her issue lies with ME. She's not happy that my time is mostly spent with him. I get it. Her "baby time" was caught short. I'm doing my best though, to sneak in moments during the day where I give her LOTS of loving. It's hard though. I feel like I don't spend enough time with ANY of them. Maybe I need to think of ways to try and set aside a block of time where I just do one on one with each of them. That's a though.
This Mommy thing. It can be hard to figure out, sometimes.
Hey Mom's out there...how do you ensure that you spend quality time with all of your babies?
Of course, this can only mean that Miss Sassypants is truly living up to her name. UGH! She is CRAZED at best. She's SO sweet and SO charming most of the time that it's such a shock to the system when she hits me and yells "NO!" at the top of her lungs. She refuses to listen to me! She has been introduced to time out...clearly she's not really understanding what it's all about, but I'm working on it, and she actually responds pretty well to it...once I can get her to actually sit still. *rolls eyes*
I know that it partially has to do with the fact that she's no longer the baby, so it could be a bit of jealousy, as well. She LOVES Alex, wants to be near him always, wants to help me with him, etc. Her issue lies with ME. She's not happy that my time is mostly spent with him. I get it. Her "baby time" was caught short. I'm doing my best though, to sneak in moments during the day where I give her LOTS of loving. It's hard though. I feel like I don't spend enough time with ANY of them. Maybe I need to think of ways to try and set aside a block of time where I just do one on one with each of them. That's a though.
This Mommy thing. It can be hard to figure out, sometimes.
Hey Mom's out there...how do you ensure that you spend quality time with all of your babies?
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