Warning: parenting fails documented here. Enjoy the laughter, spill some tears. It's the only way to get through a day with these two!

Sunday, November 13, 2011

Liam's sensitive side

We discovered this weekend that if you tell Liam no, or especially "no-no-no" when he is doing something naughty (i.e. pulling cords out of walls, throwing food off his tray to the dog, playing with the dog food bowl, hitting his sister), he will get really offended.  He will, as Laney says, "have wobbling lips" and then he screams and cries at the top of his lungs.  Liam also has started biting things, not people, but things like tables, high chairs, and slides at the park when he is frustrated.  He will bang his teeth against the intended victim and scream loudly.  Poor little guy, if only he could talk!  He also screams and gesticulates wildly at mealtimes if he sees something he thinks he needs (like our sodas, beers, or a cup of juice).  We have to get him his own cup and put tiny amounts of juice in it so he can gulp it down one swig at a time.  He is very sensitive right now to anything and everything we say, but has been a little nicer to live with the past week as he really is walking so well.  He LOVES playing upstairs because he can walk around all the bedrooms and the playrooms, and frequently does laps.  His laps include a once-around the mirrored wardrobe doors in his room and all the way into my bathroom and back.  He doesn't really even walk like Frankenstein anymore, but does do an odd little wrist roll as he walks and tries not to fall.  He is definitely getting fast and I even caught him trying to do a little waddling run tonight.  Lord help me, that kid is going to be running by next week!

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