C has started talking regularly! He says two words - Ba Bye and Ma Ma. Both are done at the appropriate times, so we know that he knows what they mean. The Ma Ma is directed at both of us - he hasn't yet distinguished.
The Ba Bye is the cutest - and is usually accompanied by a hand wave. He starts to say it as soon as his jacket is put on him. This morning, he said "ba bye" all the way out the door. B was a bit confused about WHO he was saying it to, so she started saying goodbye to the house and the garage and so on. Very funny...
C is now walking more than he is crawling. He's still very unsteady, but he's getting faster and he generally prefers to walk. Sometimes he crawls when he wants to get where he's going faster. The mobility has created a bit of a problem for poor B. The problem is that C adores her and where she is, C wants to be. But B likes some alone time to decompress when school is done and C does his best to see that she doesn't get it. He's all over her.
We've had a couple incidents of aggression that we've had to stop immediately. Poor B. She's playing second fiddle right now to C and his leaps and bounds forward. It's hard for her. She's been our number 1 for so long. We're working on it with her, but she's strugglign a bit.
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My Amy begged and begged and hoped and hoped for a baby brother and then was acutely disappointed that he didn't do anything but sleep and eat and sleep and eat.
ReplyDeleteThen, when he was walking and following her like a shadow, she had a fit. Little people like alone time and time where they don't have to deal with a younger sibling getting in their face. This was especially true for Amy, who was 4 1/2 when Eddie was born. But, Bailey is used to being able to play as she wants without a puppy behind her. And, of course, to the younger one, being in your face is the best part.
This is the time for the two of them to begin learning to pick up on the needs of the other and be considerate. Not an easy concept, but they have to start somewhere.
Luckily, the little ones are usually easier to distract if you take the time--and you'll have that time in a few more days.