Just to make me even crazier, he's completely oblivious to my anger. He's having a grand ol' time jumping naked on my bed. GRRR. Can't he see I'm about to lose it? That I'm THIS CLOSE to tossing him in his room for the night despite the fact he's only wearing a poopy diaper and one sock?
And I love the new step he's added to the process.
me: Do you want to rock with Mommy or Daddy tonight?
Kiddle: ROCK WIT MAMA.
We settle into the chair as Mr. P turns out the light and closes the door.
Kiddle, working up to a full standing-at-the-gate sob session: NO, NO! ROCK DE DA-YEE! ROCK DE DA-YEE! DA-YEE! DA-YEE!
A couple of times I've said, fine, Daddy will come rock with you. And we switch.
Kiddle: NO! MAMA, MAMA! ROCK WIT MAMA! ROCK MAMA!
So, I'm sure you can guess, we quickly learned not to honor that request.
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Of course, last night he went to bed like an ANGEL.
Took a bath. Let me put on his diaper and pajamas without jumping on the bed at all. Looked at a book with me on my bed, then went into his room without protesting or running from room to room. Sat in his bed nicely while we read another book, then crawled into my lap to rock. When I said it was time to get back in his bed and for me to go, he got down on his own, got under the covers and didn't let out a single peep when I left the room. It was heaven.
WHO ARE YOU AND WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH KIDDLE?
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How can this sweet sleeping face send me into such a rage?
I was just reading your story below about how he has finally become a bit more of a Da-Yee guy, and I was so excited! When we talked back in July about you guys wanting to have another one, one of the things I thought to myself is "Hmmm, that's going to be hard on her if Kiddle doesn't extend his attachments."
ReplyDeleteYou know what I mean? I just worried that your arms would be full with a baby crying and Kiddle upset and crying, not having anything to do with anyone else. Of course, I know it willlllll happen, inevitably. But I was excited to hear that he's taking steps. Big boy. World getting bigger. Including in his vision more people, places and things.
I bet that it's tough for little whipper-snappers to communicate their confusion, changing feelings....I wonder if a boy his age could possibly feel guilty? You know? That he has 'discovered' this great Da-yee guy, and maybe feels a bit bad, conflicted...especially since you have been bosom buddies since he emerged from the womb? And of course the frustration of having a complex emotion with a toddler's vocabulary :) Wouldn't it be great if all of a sudden they could all just spill forth with the vigor and clarity (heh!) of a 1000 monkeys typing furiously on typewriters? "Listen Mommy, I feel a little conflicted right now ...."
Ahh.....who knows, right? Well, hang in there, Miss! I'm going to grab another cup of coffee and go to work.
cjc