Well, the EEG test results came back normal this morning. I'm pretty happy, though not surprised, with that. Everything is sun-shiney again in toddler-ville.
And after a few pretty miserable nights of waking up OFTEN, he slept peacefully all last night. I put some stuffed animals in there, with the thinking that 1) he was waking up and just needed something to play with for a minute or two before going back to sleep, or 2) he was getting a little scared of the dark and might want some "company". Either way, or even if they were both wrong, he seems to be doing better at last.
He had so much fun this weekend playing outside. Saturday was pretty warm, so we spent a lot of time walking around the yard, and watching Andy build his shed. It was all I could do to keep him off the cinderblocks and boards. He was so determined to "help" daddy. Sometimes he would content himself with carrying around tiny pieces of wood from one spot to another. But eventually he senses that he's not part of the real action and heads back to the dangerous areas. He tried his best to climb a ladder for awhile, but luckily he didn't make any headway.
Most of the time, we spent in arguments, though. He doesn't exactly like having boundaries set for him. And truthfully, I hate to set them. I really only draw the line when he's attempting to do things that would hurt him. I let him get as messy and silly as he likes, as long as it's relatively safe. I don't know if what he has is just typical toddler anger about this, or if he's got some issues already, but MAN can he throw a fit. Usually he knows when he's planning something that he's not supposed to be doing. He'll stare me down, just daring me to say the "NO" word again. And when I oblige, he will take out his anger on whatever is close. He'll grab a stick and slam it into the ground a few times, grunting with loud, obvious displeasure. It's really kind of comical, but the last thing you're allowed to do as a parent is laugh at inappropriate times, I'm learning. It only reinforces the bad behavior ten-fold. Sometimes though, it will cut through his temporary bad mood and he'll let a little smile leak out. And then we're off to the next wild adventure.
And so it goes until it's time to go inside. I can usually trick him into getting close to the house without catching on. But as soon as the lightbulb goes on, it's every man for himself. He'll turn and try to bowl me over getting away from the evil door. Luckily, I'm still stronger, and I'm forced to manhandle him and carry him over the threshold. Actually, most of the time it's all I can do to keep from dropping him. He'll twist and punch and kick and scream. It's crazy! Then once we're in and I take off his coat, he'll use 110% of his drama abilities and throw himself forcefully (and yet somehow gracefully) to the floor. Tears streak down his little cheeks by the gallon. After a few seconds though, he'll stand up and find something to do, or he'll come over for a hug before charging off to find his books.
Oh! And he's getting to be a real Einstein! He can already match his animals up on his sound puzzles on the first try. And when I ask him what a cow says (or if he sees a picture of one), he'll go "Ooooooooo" in his best moo-ing attempt. It's great :) I know I tell bad stories on him, but he really is a lot of fun lately. I'll get on the floor and crawl around the house chasing him, and spring out from behind doors, causing him to shriek with laughter and run stiff-legged down the hallway with his arms waving in the air. He never tires of that game, it seems. And he's getting good at learning some tasks. If I ask him to take something to Daddy, he'll go find him and deposit whatever thing he shouldn't have had in the first place (his favorite thing is to take the remote controls far far away from the rooms they should be in). And he loves to steal chairs. If he sees Andy get up from his seat, he bolts over and flops into it with a huge smile. It takes a small miracle to get it back after that.
But I guess that's all the news for now. Everyone root for the STEELERS in the superbowl, okay??!!!
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