I swear to God, Lowell must have an email account. He must have some Brio BlackBerry hidden in there amongst the plush and the blocks. Why? Because somehow he is reading the BabyCenter "Your Toddler this Week" emails i signed up for and adjusting his behavior accordingly.
Exhibit A:
"Even the most mild-mannered 13-month-olds will experiment with ... how shall we say it? ... undesirable behavior. If your normally happy-go-lucky toddler suddenly starts screaming, yelling, biting, and hitting, you can take some solace in knowing that his development is right on track."
Exhibit B:
Check, check, check and check! This has been a rather trying couple of days because not only have we had much gastrointestinal horror we have also been subject to some, how shall we say it? ...glorious f*cking tantrums. (I swear to god if that kid bites me one more time... breathe, breathe, remain in the adult ego state...). Ahem. But thank god he's on track. Yes. Because heaven knows I wouldn't want this to be the one stupid milestone that might be at least a month or two delayed. Or even a week. Honey, Lowell, are you reading this? This is a case where regression would be totally fine.
p.s. It's the last day of International De-lurking Week and I feel remiss that I have not yet done my part. Ordinarily I would never ask people to comment (i prefer you to be moved to do so by my sparkling prose and scruffy charm) but since it's, like, a movement and all, and since it would defintely help cheer me up after a kind of rough week (*sniff*) I would love it if those of you who have been reading but have not really commented would say stop in and say hello. Or even those of you that found me by Googling chris+klein+nipple+piercing. Thanks!
I'm delurking. By the way, you never had tantrums at 13 months, unless we count the time you sat in your high chair screaming for one solid hour while your father waited and read Zap Comix. Or was that at 8 months
Posted by: mom | January 14, 2006 at 08:32 AM
Does Chris Klein have a nipple piercing? Hope your rough week improves. :)
Posted by: Mrs. Harridan | January 14, 2006 at 09:47 PM
I don't know Mrs. Harridan, but if he does I may just have to let mine close up in protest.
Posted by: LetterB | January 15, 2006 at 12:32 AM
Ha! I was just complaining to my mom about my 4-yr-olds defiant behaviour, and she said I never did that either. LetterB's Mom, this makes it sound like it's either our bad parenting or we just have exceptionally bad kids. And Lowell is obviously not an exceptionally bad kid (aside from the devil face above)! ;)
Posted by: Mignon | January 15, 2006 at 12:21 PM
Of course you're not bad parents and of course Lowell is not only not bad, he's perfect. As was his mother.
Posted by: mom | January 15, 2006 at 06:00 PM
Notice mom is ignoring the nipple piercing part of this thread... Thanks for the love.
Posted by: LetterB | January 15, 2006 at 06:59 PM
mom's just rising above.
Posted by: mom | January 16, 2006 at 12:39 PM
you pierced your nipple!?!?!?
Posted by: kara | January 17, 2006 at 09:16 PM
unfortunately, it's a good thing when your child acts out. lowell behaves the worst for you and matthew because he knows that it is safe, that you will love him no matter how rotten he is, because your love for him is unconditional. it means that you (and you, mignon) are doing a good job:) yay!
(sometimes that knowledge is the only thing that keeps me from plugging my boys into the tv, grabbing cherry sue and driving off into the sunset in my volkswagen escape pod...)
Posted by: kara | January 17, 2006 at 09:35 PM
Still reading - and lurking!
Posted by: Amy C | January 23, 2006 at 12:28 AM
and when she says "her boys" that includes me....another episode of 24 is on tonight...she should make a break for it ;-)
Posted by: crazyunlcekev | January 23, 2006 at 05:53 PM
I've never thought of the reasoning for acting out in the way you describe it but you're so right kara! I think I'll start calling you yoda.
Posted by: lea | January 23, 2006 at 11:09 PM