Anna’s been calling herself a “lady” lately. Must be something she picked up at school! I asked her if she was mommy’s girl and she said, “No, I’m a lady”. It makes Paul nuts because it implies she’s older and he’d like to keep her his baby. But I think it’s cute as hell. Especially if you call her “Little Lady.”
In other news, she’s now pee-peeing on the potty regularly, including at school. But she’s skipping naps at school, making her a mess for the evening. Not sure what’s going on there but we’re hoping that the time change will help things since it’ll be later for her biological clock and so maybe she’ll be more tired. She still sleeps 2-3 hours for naps on the weekend.
It’s been car seat HELL all week. I literally have to climb on top of her to force her in and buckle the belts. She screams the whole way home but I’ve gotten ear plugs so that helps ME! It’s just awful. Twice she passed out in the car from her screams. She just keeps screaming “It’s Too Tight!!!” but it’s not. We can’t figure it out. She’s less crazy in the mornings but worse in the afternoons. We’ve tried everything, including positive and negative reinforcement and nothing is working. It’s prevented us from doing a few fun things this week just because we can’t get past the car seat to get into the car and go anywhere. She was this bad back in May when she was teething but now we can’t find an excuse. Also she’s been a cranky, defiant booger the last week or two. So either she’s not feeling well, or it’s another developmental phase we will just have to adjust to. I think it’s the developmental thing.
The thing is when she’s this crazy, it ruins my day too. The other day I was walking down the hall at work and realized something was bugging me. I didn’t know what it was so when I thought it through I realized that when she’s cranky and defiant, it affects my day. So there you have it.
Our last resort with the car seat is that we’re going to go and buy her a booster seat this weekend. There are a few available for 2 year olds. The straps are still the same 5 point harness so I’m not sure how far we’ll get but it’s worth a try. Maybe if she helps to pick out the right one, it’ll work. Here’s hoping!
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