I love my child very much, but some days are better than others for me to show that love. He has been trying my patience a little the last week or so. He is starting to push his limits to see what he can get away with. I feel like I am constantly telling him "no" and standing in front of things that are off limits. He works pretty hard trying to push me out of the way and screaming at me until he gets distracted by something else. I'm trying really hard to be consistent but sometimes all the tantrums make it discouraging. It seems like all he wants to do is walk around, make messes, and get into everything he's not supposed to. He is a little better today, but yesterday and the day before were extremely frustrating. Sometimes I get so upset with him, and then he gets a cute little grin on his face and I can't help it, all of my anger melts away and he is my sweet little baby boy again. It really isn't fair. As much as I love him, I am in dire need of a day off. Brad has worked the last 4 weeks straight, he has worked at least 10 hours a day every single day. I guess we both need a day off!!
One more thing. I want to try weaning Donovan off the bottle soon, but I don't really know how to go about doing it. I have had a few suggestions from Lenna that I will try, but if those don't work, does anyone else have a good idea?
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
So frustrating
Posted by Bradley, DeAnna, Donovan, and Chamae at 1:31 PM
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Sounds like Donovan is testing his boundries. Bring him to me and you guys can have some time off! Gotta love them! I never had a child attached to a bottle so I'm no help at all. Lenna should be a good one, maybe Heather too. Good luck!
Hang in there. Logan has and is going through the same thing...pushing boundaries, not the bottle...I think we're just in for a life of that, so it's a good thing we've got lots of love. Oh yeah, I'd love a copy of that baby signing, Logan has been really picking up on a few of them. He learned thank you today. We still need to get together. You'll have to let us know where you'll be for Christmas.
Every kid goes through the get into everything and throw tantrum stages (yes, there are multiple stages of these unacceptable behaviors) but they grow out of it. We got really good at the art of distraction. You can only say "no" so many times before it means absolutely nothing. I'm no expert at parenting, but some of these things have tried. If you remember, mason did have a bottle for naps and night until he was about 14 months. Don't stress about it. One day he'll just stop. I thought of another idea though, don't hold it for him and snuggle him with it. If he wants it, he can have it by himself. Separate the bottle from the comfort factor. Does that make sense? I don't know. I'm rambling. Later!!!
Oh, and I can attest to the fact that Donovan likes to get into everything. He is fast and virtually silent until it happens. My house it pretty baby proof but he finds a way. We like to call him "destructor". :)
Being a mother can be such a difficult job. I know what you mean about the saying no thing. there are some days when I feel like all I have said to the girls is no. I always say thank goodness for tomorrow because then you can start over fresh. Does Donavon just have the bottle to go to bed? If so what I did for the girls when I weened them from their binki is I found them a new blankie that they could cuddle too and then it took a couple nights of them crying for about a half hour but after that it was fine. ust remember the longer you wait the harder it gets for them and you. good luck!
Keep your honestly about motherhood coming...because it's awesome birth control for me! ;)
He is so adorable - I know when Razor gets in trouble (yes, I comparing my dog to your child) he gets this innocent little look on his face, tucks his tail and cowers...it's so adorable I just can't be mad at him! It really hinders the obedience training though, so I try to stay strong!
At least I can lock mine outside for a while when he's driving me crazy...but I think that might be child neglect in your case...yep, pretty sure it would be.
Well, good luck darling! And he is super adorable...I don't think I could ever be mad at your little boy :)
Supposedly my Uncle Cork cut the nipples off someone's bottle and that was the end of bottle feeding. I think this happened to my cousin Kevin but I'm not for sure.
My older brothers would probably implicate me out of spite but cousin Donna could definitely pin this story on the right person.
It's extreme but obviously the end result is what you are looking for! Since I'm the genealoguy of the family you know how much I value family traditions and so forth.
You will need an uncle to do this properly and keep the tradition alive. This way you will not feel guilty doing it yourself.
Local Uncle Scott could do the honors but the great uncle Larry has the right mental attitude and focus to complete the task at hand.
Save yourself the anguish and call him. Donovan is smart enough to figure out that if the bottle doesn't work anymore the sippy cup will!
I'm sure you think it would be nice for a parent to give you some words of encouragement, but all I can think of right now is, WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND!!!! And you were one of the better ones... :)
Maybe you should just take the bottle away...and tell him to deal with it haha. If life was that easy...I'm with my mom. Ship the little fart to me and I'll watch him.
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