moving from the "No!" stage into the "Why?" stage.
Clara talks in her sleep.
At 12 months, she would say, "Mama mama mama boob boob boob," and go back to sleep.
At 18 months, she said, "Where mama? Want other boob," and go back to sleep.
Now she tosses and turns fitfully as if dreaming of something traumatic, yell, "More popsicles!!!" ...and go back to sleep.
She orders me around a lot. "Stop sleeping! No! No close eyes! Get up! Get up now! No more blankie!" rendering alarm clocks both unnecessary and redundant. If the repetitive orders fail to elicit the desired response, she starts jumping up and down on me and/or poking me in the eye.
On the up side, she likes to sit on me and give me big sloppy baby kisses. With tongue. She basically wants me to sit there and make out with her. I'm not sure what I should feel about this.
She also feeds me. She shoves food into my mouth and peers at me saying, "Like it?? Like it???!"
The lessons we are currently learning include:
"No throw play-doh!" (-throws play-doh)
"No hit mommy!" (-hits mommy-)
and most importantly, "Are you the smartest, prettiest baby in the whole wide world?" "Yes!" "That's right."
What I have to look forward to:
At 12 months, she would say, "Mama mama mama boob boob boob," and go back to sleep.
At 18 months, she said, "Where mama? Want other boob," and go back to sleep.
Now she tosses and turns fitfully as if dreaming of something traumatic, yell, "More popsicles!!!" ...and go back to sleep.
She orders me around a lot. "Stop sleeping! No! No close eyes! Get up! Get up now! No more blankie!" rendering alarm clocks both unnecessary and redundant. If the repetitive orders fail to elicit the desired response, she starts jumping up and down on me and/or poking me in the eye.
On the up side, she likes to sit on me and give me big sloppy baby kisses. With tongue. She basically wants me to sit there and make out with her. I'm not sure what I should feel about this.
She also feeds me. She shoves food into my mouth and peers at me saying, "Like it?? Like it???!"
The lessons we are currently learning include:
"No throw play-doh!" (-throws play-doh)
"No hit mommy!" (-hits mommy-)
and most importantly, "Are you the smartest, prettiest baby in the whole wide world?" "Yes!" "That's right."
What I have to look forward to: