Signs of rebellion!!!
Oooo i’ve been noticing signs of rebellion coming from our little one!
She’s been wailing thru meals, on the changing mat, even on the stroller! Oooo CY says she might be going thru a phase – asserting herself, trying to express herself. Oh my!
We had to tag team to feed her on one occasion. Me carrying Sophie n James coaxing her to eat. Oooo I’ve been SOoo tempted to resort to feeding her in front of the telly. But so far i’ve not done that at home yet. God help me be strong. But I’ve resorted to letting her play with toys, throw little baby biscuits to let her fiddle while i try to trick food into her mouth (hiak hiak). Today i gave her a big board book with pictures n words and she loved it! I managed to get all the porridge n peas n leek n potato down our little one’s throat.
Changing mat. Oooo she’s always been SO good on the changing mat. She hates it now. She’ll cry once we put her down. Ooo it can be so trying esp in the evenings when we have to top n tail her and change her into pajamas. I’ve relegated that to James who happens to be the more patient one between the two of us. Hee.
And finally the stroller. Our little princess could sit in there for ages. NOW, argh… she knows how to put out her arms to be carried. WHERE DID SHE LEARN THAT? Apparently i taught her that coz each time I’m going to carry her i’ll stretch out my hands towards her. DUH. Anyways she was super fidgety at meeting today. So hard to have meetings with her nowadays. Climb here climb there.
I’m super stressed out by all the changes, ask James. BUT………..yet at the end of the day, somehow I’m still happy. Coz my little one is starting to grow up. Knowing her likes n dislikes. Learning that standing and walking is better than lying down or sitting still.
oooo sidenote, MAYBE THAT’S WHY TEENAGERS REBEL!!!!!!!! They are learning to assert themselves, find out who they are, test water, push boundaries. BUT it’s all good if parents are able to be patient n nurture that. PATIENCE. If only we can be patient. 1 Cor 13 says Love is patient. Maybe the one thing our children need is love. Love not wishy washy love but love that holds back our anger/frustration so that we can train and repeat ourselves with a vision that one day they’ll get it. Like sleep training. Wah haha. (This is the former youth leader turned mother/housewife talking)