sleepless again...

another 4am and i'm up again - this time, awaken by the dog's sudden barking...


C has been exhibiting terrible behavior the past few days - whining and crying excessively for attention and refusing to co-operate at all! where has my li'l angel gone to? Coupled with my overloaded schedule & pressure to clear my production before i pop, i lost it too many times - screaming and caning her when she refuses to stop! i'm a BAD mother!! *sigh*... she is clearly testing our patience - is this the 'terrible twos stage' that so many talk about or is it because we are nearing the arrival of #2? i had the afternoon off today to think through the events of the past few days.


Her behavior is clearly attention seeking and us losing our temper definitely doesn't help at all! i refuse to end our day last night the same way we did the past few nights so we made that extra effort not to scold and speak gently to her at bedtime - it is evident that the gentle approach works since she did not cry nor scream in her sleep; something that she has been doing the prior few nights.


My poor li'l baby - i refuse to believe that there is such a thing as 'the terrible twos syndrome' and feel strongly that her behavior is due to jealously and insecurity, so I must remind myself of that constantly and not lose it anymore! It is no fun carrying such a big tummy, being short of sleep and having a punishing schedule - so i've decided to take a step back to breathe now... and savour our last few weeks together as two, before #2 arrives. Proritize, Proritize, Proritize - that's exactly what i need to do now!

Comments

mingnjien said…
hey...
I hope C gets better...

J was insane a few days before he got sick and was horrible the whole time he was sick. BUT (and here's the good news), the moment he got better, his behaviour did a 180.

So it could be jealousy or impending illness...whatever it is, try to believe that it will not last (maybe that'll help with keeping it together). It very hard (to keep it together though when they are being bratty/clingy/demanding/etc).

Ya, hope you can just enjoy your family this weekend. :-)
1:40 PM
Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

i've been blessed...

once more!! the regular meetup kah-kis were just talking about this last week... about how as we move further away from the newborn stage, the less inclined we would be to have another one! one of us even set the dateline for june 09 to hit the jackpot (its not me! i'm terrible with datelines!)! so now i have an explanation for the weight gain, the sore nipples when li'l one nurses and my craving for meat! bring me the churrascaria anytime! i now have a legitimate reason to pig out! :P on a more serious note, will i have enough love to go around? will i have the time and energy to chase after a active toddler and at the same time, change nappies & nurse every hour? how will li'l one take to her new sibling? and most importantly - will the new sibling be a 'meimei' or 'didi' for li'l one? i suppose - only time will tell!
Read more

food supplement

Image
look what i found in li'l princess cereal this morning... 3 LIVE WORMS!!! she had already eaten more than half the bowl when i saw this... yikes! we're staying off that brand of cereal for now! side note : li'l princess' appetite received a tremendous boost around the same time - now she eats breakfast, tea, lunch, tea, dinner, supper! are the worms in her stomach still, eating up her nutrients?!?!
Read more

strawberry milk?

Image
warning: graphic post i've always thought that bfing gets easier (& better) with subsequent children - because you are supposed to know what to do already! unfortunately though, i am still dodged by the same problems 2nd time round... its largely because my li'l prince decides that night feeds are not important & me, being the 'lazy' one, choosing sleep over clearing the milk ducts... now i'm in so much pain that i'm close to shouting out my entire vocabulary of expletives at the top of my voice! doesn't help that dh doesn't appreciate nor empathise with me! and oh, that's milk tinged with blood by the way & not strawberry milk! i had to use needles to poke and try to find the blocked ducts - that's the reason for the blood. no fun at all... i gave up after 15 mins w/o finding all the spots.
Read more