Tantrums, Celery, Big Boy Bed and No

Yeah!  Evan is almost 2!

Event of the Week #1:  
We decided to try out Evan in a "big boy bed" this past Tuesday night.  We took off the one side of his crib and he slept really well that night.  He woke up at 3:45 AM excited though.  So, I brought him downstairs.  While he was downstairs, he figured out how to open all the doors and how to unlatch the gate.

He even ran out of the house right after Rick left.  I got to him right before the street and dragged him back inside.  I tried putting him down for a couple of naps in the morning, and he came downstairs to play 5 minutes after each time.  By 10:30, I called Rick in hysterics, asking where the tools were to put the crib side back on.  By 10:45, Evan was sleeping in his crib, and I was resting from my exhausting morning.  I know that transitioning a little guy from his crib to his bed can be taxing and you have to be consistent, but right now, I don't feel like dealing with it!  We'll work on it when he's a little older!

Event of the Week #2: 

Is is bad if you take a picture of your kid in a full-blown meltdown?  Because it can be really funny.

Here is the story of Evan's very first temper tantrum:  Full blown, on the floor, screaming, kicking, trying to hit, etc.  And the poor celery that was caught in the crossfire.

I went to the commissary this past Thursday with Evan.   Evan was pretty good during the shopping trip, but he was getting tired.  I drove home and let him stay in his car seat because he was having so much fun playing with the straps.  I went to get him out and he totally freaked out.  First throwing himself on the asphalt in our parking lot.  I ended up carrying him into the house, and dumped him *gently* in the entry way when I came in.

Then, he started kicking his feet on the ground.  I let him go on with the screaming for a while, and then I tried to distract him.  He usually likes helping me with chores, and so I offered him some celery to put away for me.  He took the celery and then threw it on the floor and continued to scream.  The poor celery.  Eventually he settled down with some love from me.  My poor, attention deprived little boy. 

Event of the Week #3:  
Evan had his first appointment with the lady from the Infants and Toddlers Education Program.  She brought a bunch of fun toys for Evan to play with, and she thinks that Evan is doing wonderfully.  He is already making a lot of improvement.  Including, shaking his head "no" when he doesn't want something, and pointing to more body parts.  (He now points to nose, belly button, ears and mouth) 

He liked this teacher a lot better at our house than at the school.  I feel so much better now.  She really isn't worried about him at all, and I am so happy that I stuck up for my little guy, because he is just developing the way he should be.