Carter is quite the little sweetheart when he wants to be. He snuggles and kisses and hugs all day long. I am beginning to see the major difference between boys and girls (some of you are laughing at me right now I know). Ella is such a little preteen already and plays mind games with me daily. That is exhausting. What I didn't know is that Carter would be uncontrollable. I like to say all of this comes from Brady and of course Brady likes to say it comes from my side (sorry Darren he blames you!). He is into everything of course, that is the age. He also likes to hit, bite, scratch, pinch...you name it and he does it. If we get mad at him for doing it, he laughs at us! I swear that comes from Brady. I hear he used to make jokes to get out of trouble...seems like there is some relation there if you ask me! In some ways I think it is harder having the boy second. He has someone to beat! Poor Ella was laying on the floor quietly watching a show when Carter took a plastic toy doll house (her strawberry shortcake one) and threw it at her head. Below you will see the result on the poor girls left eye. She is so patient at putting up with him and very rarely lashes out at him. Guess we will see how long that lasts! At this point, I feel I am not in control of my own child. He laughs at me when I get mad at him...that isn't working. I can put him on my lap for a time out, it seems to work, but I feel a bit bad holding him down. He is obviously too little to put him on his own time out, so that is out. I used to swat Ella's hand lightly at this age and that worked with her lovely. With him being a hitter I don't want to teach him to keep doing that so that is out as well. Anyone have any advice for me on this kid? I wish Supernanny would do a show about a kid this age and how to discipline them! Haha. They are always older and can do timeouts, but what about when they aren't old enough for that yet? Come on Supernanny!
My kids received this from a cable lady that left it here on accident. I called and she never came to pick it up. They LOVE this toy. They walk around doing party light (the flashing one) all day!
And no he doesn't ALWAYS have his binki in his mouth, but it has been a lot more since I hurt my back. Guess it has been his coping. We will work on that after I am healed.
My poor victim. =(
