Almost Terrible Two's
Mood:  a-ok
Now Playing: TV
Topic: Growing Pains
My baby is now 22 months. But he's already acting like he's in the terrible two's which is right around the corner. He'll be 2 at the end of March. He's starting to throw tantrums, being picky about what he wants to eat (junk food & candy) and what he doesn't, he doesn't want to take his naps, or let me change his diapers or his clothes. It's been crazy. He's talking more and more, mimicking everything we say, very alert of everything around him. He's very bright and so funny. Yes, there are days when I'm pulling out my hair, but the days when he hugs me & kisses me or gives me the sweetest most loving looks, those are the days that make everything worth it! I can't believe it's almost 2 years already! I love you baby!

Bad Mom
Mood:  sad
Now Playing: Sade: Kiss of Life
Topic: Growing Pains
I've been a bad mom. Noah has been crying hysterically lately whenever I take a shower. I ALWAYS bring him in the bathroom with me (unless he's sleeping, of course) and put him in his bouncy chair with his toys. He never had a problem. It just started about a week ago. I couldn't find what the problem was. Was he hungry? I would give him milk, he wouldn't drink it. Does he think I'm gone? I would sing to him from the shower and even keep showing him my face. Nothing. Still crying. Nap time? No. Change of diaper? No. Is he hurt? No. I was SO frustrated I would yell at him. Was he just being a brat? I couldn't take it anymore and decided to shower only when he was sleeping. That's the ONLY solution. Then I remembered reading something about separation anxiety that babies go through. But I thought it was around 12 months that it began. So I looked it up on the internet and it said that 7 months old is the PRIME AGE that babies experience this! I feel so stupid and mean. I read alot of things, why couldn't I remember this sooner? Why couldn't I pinpoint exactly what is was??? So obvious. My baby can't help it. It's a natural thing that all babies go through. In the websites I read, the only advice they gave was, this phase will pass in a few months, let the baby cry but if your motherly instincts tell you to pick him up then do so. Eventually he will learn that I didn't disappear. Anyway, I still think it's a good idea to jump in the shower when he's sleeping. Less stress for me and less anxiety for him.