Avery has a pretty standard day...he gets up around 7/730, has breakfast, plays with J, we go outside, go for a walk, have lunch, a nap, play some more outside, dinner at 5/530, play with daddy, and then bed time at 7/730. Pretty predictable if you ask me! But I tell you not one day is EVER the same...
He is always doing something pretty funny that just gets me to crack up!
-we have this hallmark display that is a dog, a snowman, and penguin. well when you push it, the penguin shakes, the snowman sings, and the dog bobs his head up and down. Avery loves it despite it being a christmas decoration. Well today he is playing with it and he is bobbing his head up and down with the dog!
-one night at the park he went down the slide all by himself, he got to the bottom, puts his arms in the air and said "whoohay"(ok so that word doesn't look right). Keith and I looked at each other and confirmed he was cheering himself on...
-he is always full of life in the morning when I go to get him...he plays peek a boo in the crib, throws his bink down, and jumps!
There are also days when he can drive you crazy...like today with the crabbiness(see previous post). The biggest problem is that J steals his bink from his mouth. Normally I let it go, but avery has been screaming bloody murder over it so I return it, move J, and not even 5 seconds later it happens again! I tell Avery to just take it back...Kid needs to learn to stand up for himself but isn't doing a very good job! J has been getting after Avery on alot of things lately...J just turned a year old and Avery is 17 months. I don't want to raise a whiner or someone that can stand up for himself, but how do you portray that to children so young? J thinks is quite funny...I don't think so. Its like he is bullying my son and my son is a crybaby...its hard for a mama to watch!
Overall we have some very good days and I am glad I get to stay home with Avery and see everything he goes through. To watch a child learn, hum songs, and just make you laugh. Most days it is a wonderful job(and yes it is a job to be a stay at home mom), but like all jobs it has its down sides too! I still wouldn't trade it in...wish I could get paid for it, but I get paid in other ways!
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Sounds like your day is a lot like mine!
I wish I had an answer for you as far as getting him to stand up for himself... at this age I think they have 2 choices: be agressive (which isn't good either, you don't need a biter, pusher, screamer etc...) or they use mommy/ primary care giver to get what they need.
Personally... I'll take the lesser of two evils and work on the confidence thing in time
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