The "Terrible Two's" Are Emerging

Ive noticed that little Miss Summer has a temper. Ive always known she was going to be very different personality wise from Paige but in the last week Ive seen her beginning to do things associated with the terrible twos, yikes, and she is only 20 months!! When she doesnt get her own way she will throw herself down onto the floor and start crying. If she has something she isnt supposed to have in her hands, she takes off so you cant catch her.

If you take something off her thats forbidden, she will start to stamp her feet and cry and carry on. Paige never did any thing like that, especially the throwing herself down on the floor and crying routine! This is a first in our home! Its quite funny actually, I cant help but laugh when she does it, its such a great performance. I have learned not to react to it because it fuels it more, so I just walk away.

She hasnt done it while out, so thats a good thing. Paige still doesnt throw a lot of tantrums, there are the occasional ones but they are far and few between. Summer is a different kettle o fish....she is starting young and it will probably get worse from now, ah well, we shall cross the bridge when we get to it.

On the talking front, Summer is still only saying a handful of words and its frustrating me big time! I do everything I should be doing, like repeating things back to her but she wont say anything, just copies Paige's vocalisations. I know I shouldnt worry cos its early days and each child develops at their own rate but come on, surely she can say more than "Shut up" and "Bye" and "Mumma", I guess another 'word' she is saying is "Sshhh" but I guess thats not really a word.

I find it really funny in the evenings, its like someone switches on the overdrive button and she goes completely 'loco' (loco;crazy in spanish) Its hysterical, she has become such a daddy's girl too which is fantastic, I was worried she would only love me and not Rob in the early days, for some reason she would just cry when I wasnt here. But its all good, except for the talking part, come on Summer, hurry up and start chatting!!!

ps~ Yeah I know, Ill probably be eating my words when she does start talking and Ill be on here whinging and wanting her to shut up *snort*