i took these funny shots of max right when he woke up from a nap the other day, and i thought they captured his little attitude perfectly. haha!
this is what i get when he doesn't want his photo taken. which is, umm, all the time. haha!
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three comes with attitude.
you know, i have always been thankful for max's (mostly) mellow personality. laid back, happy, cooperative... that sort of thing. lately, oooooh boy. life is changing! we may have skipped the terrible twos but we are hitting 3 hard. we have been getting attitude left and right! he has this gruff little cranky voice that he does and just loves to disagree with us. he has quite strong opinions about nearly everything! it can be so funny and entertaining (secretly!), but other times i am ready to pull my hair out!! especially when he is mean to other kids. ooooh it makes me mad! speaking of which, any of you moms out there want to recommend a favorite toddler parenting book? i would love to hear it!!
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Can I say DITTO about Josh? Mellow, nice . . . Until recently. Now? Watch out! We need to get them together some time to play! Though they might end up in a fist fight . . .
ReplyDeletemust be something in the water in UT....and OR. Or maybe its in their blood? For reals.
ReplyDeleteMy little one is almost 3 and she sometimes has the BIGGEST attitude. We also have a 5 yr old and we use Love and Logic. It is really great. Check it out!
ReplyDelete"Unconditional Parenting" was recently recommended to me by a friend. I haven't personally read it, so if you end up taking interest, let me know what you think!
ReplyDeleteI totally know what you mean. Jaxson says things like: "I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT". "YOU ARE STUPID!". " I AM NOT TALKING TO YOU". He growls and says things that I have never said in my life. Then Jarom informed me that all the movies...dragon tales, little einsteins and more teach him these things. I guess lightening mcqueen calls somebody an "idiot". Well...jax doesn't even know what that means...but he called me one the other day. Ummmm????? The second he said it...he scream "I AM SORRY!". He may not know what it means...but he always knows when he is pulling attitude or being onry. I was just thinking this 3 thing earlier today. I'm in for it. He doesn't miss a thing.
ReplyDeleteI so feel your pain. My oldest turned 3 last month and I swear he flipped a switch over night. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm Rachel K, you cuz's friend from back in WA. I feel your pain, My 3 year old went through the same thing, 2 was a breeze but 3 that about did me in. You asked for a parenting book, and I am in LOVE with "Parenting with Love and Logic" They have one for toddlers, it is amazing!!! it's disciplining your children with Love and praise, and never yelling, and it totally works, if you stay on top of it, I haven't mastered it, but when we work really hard on it, my children are angles. Good luck.
ReplyDeletep.s. your b-day party for Max is to die for, Love it!
LOVE LOVE the one of him covering his eyes with his little feet on the wall!!!! P.S. DARLING puppy party.. That cake was genius and adorable!
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