I'm convinced we've started the terrible two's already. For the past week or so, Ainsley has been throwing terrible fits. She will fling her body onto the ground and then start beating her head on the floor. If I try to pick her up, she just flings herself more, so I try to just let her cry it out. The other night, we were outside when she decided to throw a fit. Wilma had come over to talk and Ainsley was headed toward the street, so I went and picked her up and carried her back to where we were standing and told her "No" that she couldn't go toward the street. She got mad and leaned down and hit her head on the concrete driveway. Wilma just looked at me and asked if she just hit her head and I replied "Yes". Of course, Ainsley had a red mark for a few days, but you never know when she's going to do it and I'm hoping eventually she learns that it hurts to hit her head and she'll stop doing it.
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| Throwing a fit in the car |
She's also terrible when we try to change her diaper. We'll put her on her changing table and she'll start rolling around and fighting you. We pretty much have to hold her down with one arm and change the diaper with one hand. She screams the entire time you do it, although I have found that singing the alphabet to her calms her down a little bit.
Her favorite things to get into continue to be the remotes, phones, and laptop. Any drawers that we don't have child locks on are also fun. She loves to get my makeup out and carry it around. Dresser drawers have also become a favorite. She carried at least ten of her shirts into the living room the other day from her dresser. Our drawers are also fun to get into, and she has to try to put everything on her head that she can find.
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| Someone got in my makeup the other day...it was all over her face! |
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| Notice all the blue packages in her chair??? She emptied the box of fruit snacks and had to put them all in her chair. She IS her father's daughter! |
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| Joel was "watching" her the other night and she came out with more of my (clean) underwear on her head! |
Ainsley started saying Lisa last week. If you mention Lisa's name or ask her if she wants to go to Lisa's, she says "E-sa" over and over again. She's also started to say "go". I've been working with her on other words, but she refuses to say them.
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| Just watching some tv in the morning.... |
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| Snack before bed |
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| I'm so chubby!!! |
I think she's getting another tooth. The last time a new tooth popped through was December, so it's about time for some more. She woke up this morning with a runny nose and a diaper rash. She's also been drooling all day.
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| She loves corn on the cob!!! |
It's so much fun to watch her discover and figure out new things. She's started climbing on everything, which I'm not exactly thrilled about. She's figured out how turn the stuffed animals on that make noise/dance/talk/etc. She'll find the little button on the animals foot/hand/ear and push it over and over again.
The thing I'm worried about the most for the next year or so is the temper tantrums while changing her diaper. I hope this phase doesn't last long. If anyone has any advice on this, I would greatly appreciate it!
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| Reading a book while taking a bath.... |
She is too gosh darn cute!!
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