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Toddler-Phase Adjustments
May. 16th, 2017 09:58 pmEris becoming a toddler has entailed quite a few transitions. For one thing, she's much more often vehemently opposed to getting in the stroller. She's also started to prefer a real seat to a high chair.
The stroller bit is a real problem, though. I'm looking forward to being able to reason with Erica, to offer choices ("you can hold my hand or ride in the stroller", "you can get in the stroller now or in ten minutes"). That doesn't work now, if she's opposed she'll always take the third option of "I'll fight you". It's unpleasant.
She's become more picky, too. Or at least more particular. I don't think the overall breadth of the sorts of food she's willing to eat has decreased, but it's hard to predict which of the things before her she'll want to eat at any particular moment; she knows what she wants and won't have us tell her otherwise. She doesn't seem to have lost her taste for spicy food, though. She's a real chili-head. Tonight, we had Thai food, and the kid was eating chicken larb with a happy expression on her face and tears streaming down her cheek.
Despite the drama, it does seem to be a fun phase in a lot of ways. It's great to see the kid's sense of adventure. She loves walking outdoors; she covered a bit over a mile today on foot. It's great to hear her enjoy her use of language, both the few words she knows and her own quirky babbling. Easy to get caught up in it. We said hi to the neighbors and were excited to see the dogs (and one person out walking with their pet parrot).
The stroller bit is a real problem, though. I'm looking forward to being able to reason with Erica, to offer choices ("you can hold my hand or ride in the stroller", "you can get in the stroller now or in ten minutes"). That doesn't work now, if she's opposed she'll always take the third option of "I'll fight you". It's unpleasant.
She's become more picky, too. Or at least more particular. I don't think the overall breadth of the sorts of food she's willing to eat has decreased, but it's hard to predict which of the things before her she'll want to eat at any particular moment; she knows what she wants and won't have us tell her otherwise. She doesn't seem to have lost her taste for spicy food, though. She's a real chili-head. Tonight, we had Thai food, and the kid was eating chicken larb with a happy expression on her face and tears streaming down her cheek.
Despite the drama, it does seem to be a fun phase in a lot of ways. It's great to see the kid's sense of adventure. She loves walking outdoors; she covered a bit over a mile today on foot. It's great to hear her enjoy her use of language, both the few words she knows and her own quirky babbling. Easy to get caught up in it. We said hi to the neighbors and were excited to see the dogs (and one person out walking with their pet parrot).
