Parker almost made me cry this morning. He did not want his diaper changed (removed, fooled with), and I was trying to get him ready for a bath. He used to lie there so sweetly (calmly). These days I have to throw a washcloth over his eyes and play peekaboo to keep him distracted.
We were once so spoiled! Ah well, it helps that he is as cute as can be.
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I'm truly convinced there's a reason why God made one and two year olds so adorable! :0) Those two years are really tough (especially year two) but man, they are so cute!
I agree, Tina. I've heard that the body proportions (big heads, big eyes, little arms and legs) are what make them look so cute and needy. It's funny to see how little guys' arms barely reach over the tops of their heads!
Kelly, it's great that you know what works with Parker! The way I figured out to calm Charlie down during changing time was to sing him this alphabet song we heard on a kid tape. It is monotonously irritating the first time you hear it, and then after subsequent hearings, you start singing it without realizing it. He even sings it, more or less, which I find very charming. We all sing it now, actually!
Sometimes when we sit in the floor spinning stackable rings, I put one on top of Parker's head. He usually smiles and then tilts his head to knock it off. He hasn't yet figured out how to put the ring on top of my head, and as you say, his arms don't reach his own.
The peekaboo game didn't work so well yesterday.
The song didn't work so well today, either, which made me feel pretty foolish. I guess I need to expand my repertoire. Remind me to show you in person a cool trick for what to do when a baby or toddler is screaming in your ear and you think your eardrum is going to burst. Maybe before or after the "alternative class," but not during. I feel convicted about being too disruptive last week. I'd better sit by someone stern who won't let me talk to them, or sit by myself.
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