Monday, September 17, 2007
Toddlerhood, The Second Time Around.....
Toddler hood: Generally the second year of life (IE, from 12-24 months), or the time period beginning when a child begins walking ("toddling") and becoming a 2-year-old
In Other words: When the child begins cracking their head on tables, pulling chairs down on themselves, falling on their own toys and crying because it hurts, and it doesn't stop until they are into their second year so watch out!!!!
Cory starting walking a week before his 1st birthday. It has been fun. He looks like a teddy bear. He also is developing quite a personality. I think he is definitely going to be into sports. I know that is impossible to tell right now, but he already shows all the signs, and me and my husband are doomed in this area. I grew up with 4 brothers, sports was the only thing on TV. Hubby's father watches sports all the time. Me and him were not really into sports, so it was great, never on our TV. I don't think this will be the case in a few years.
Cory- My Chunky Monkey, instead of doing so big to raise his hands up in the air, would rather do Touch Down. That gets his arms right up there. He's learned to high five me, and play patty cake. His favorite toys are balls, of any shape, material, or size. He is very adorable. It is hard not to kiss him every second of every day.
My Chunky Monkey has been sleeping through the night consistently since he was 4 weeks old. This has been amazing because my first Monkey didn't really sleep so well and that has followed him through today to which he still is a bad sleeper.
Tuesday Chunky Monkey went for shots and he was fine, then all of a sudden he's been desperately cranky and waking at night and screaming. I don't know what to do with myself and him. I don't do well with little sleep, Monkey wont take a nap at all during the day, and Chunky Monkey just doesn't want to sleep at night.
Not only that, he's walking, but when he is tired he falls and falls and falls some more. Did he bang his head a little too hard one day??
As I am writing this he is rolling around on the floor as if he could fall asleep at any moment.
Last night at one of the screaming fits, I went in and did not pick him up, I just rubbed his belly, eventually I guess he realized I was not going to pick him up and he started smacking me.
Hard!!!!
So I got up and walked out of the room and went to bed, he fussed a few more minutes and fell back asleep. I do not want him thinking that we are going to go in his room and hold him all night.
I love him dearly I do... But I remember times of almost losing my sanity with Monkey. I do not want that to happen with Chunky Monkey. He has been such a good baby up until about a week ago. I could always attribute it to teething, but I had even given him Motrin last night to see if that would help, which it did not. I just hope it is a very short lived stage, or we will be a very unhappy household!
In Other words: When the child begins cracking their head on tables, pulling chairs down on themselves, falling on their own toys and crying because it hurts, and it doesn't stop until they are into their second year so watch out!!!!
Cory starting walking a week before his 1st birthday. It has been fun. He looks like a teddy bear. He also is developing quite a personality. I think he is definitely going to be into sports. I know that is impossible to tell right now, but he already shows all the signs, and me and my husband are doomed in this area. I grew up with 4 brothers, sports was the only thing on TV. Hubby's father watches sports all the time. Me and him were not really into sports, so it was great, never on our TV. I don't think this will be the case in a few years.
Cory- My Chunky Monkey, instead of doing so big to raise his hands up in the air, would rather do Touch Down. That gets his arms right up there. He's learned to high five me, and play patty cake. His favorite toys are balls, of any shape, material, or size. He is very adorable. It is hard not to kiss him every second of every day.
My Chunky Monkey has been sleeping through the night consistently since he was 4 weeks old. This has been amazing because my first Monkey didn't really sleep so well and that has followed him through today to which he still is a bad sleeper.
Tuesday Chunky Monkey went for shots and he was fine, then all of a sudden he's been desperately cranky and waking at night and screaming. I don't know what to do with myself and him. I don't do well with little sleep, Monkey wont take a nap at all during the day, and Chunky Monkey just doesn't want to sleep at night.
Not only that, he's walking, but when he is tired he falls and falls and falls some more. Did he bang his head a little too hard one day??
As I am writing this he is rolling around on the floor as if he could fall asleep at any moment.
Last night at one of the screaming fits, I went in and did not pick him up, I just rubbed his belly, eventually I guess he realized I was not going to pick him up and he started smacking me.
Hard!!!!
So I got up and walked out of the room and went to bed, he fussed a few more minutes and fell back asleep. I do not want him thinking that we are going to go in his room and hold him all night.
I love him dearly I do... But I remember times of almost losing my sanity with Monkey. I do not want that to happen with Chunky Monkey. He has been such a good baby up until about a week ago. I could always attribute it to teething, but I had even given him Motrin last night to see if that would help, which it did not. I just hope it is a very short lived stage, or we will be a very unhappy household!
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