Levi Says
Once he gives in to being tired he can sleep like an angel.
I was watching America’s Funniest Home Videos and there was a video of a mom filming her 1 year old daughter throwing a temper tantrum. The little girl actually threw her head back and arched her back and did a sort of back-bend move down to the floor and on to her back, where she continued to cry and scream at the top of her lungs. The mom tells the little girl she’ll be right back, leaves the living room as the little girl is throwing her temper tantrum, walks through the kitchen and sneaks up on her daughter by entering the other way into the living room. As she’s moving the video camera through the kitchen it’s obvious the little girl has stopped crying because you can’t hear her anymore. As soon as the little girls sees her mom again she repeats the head throw, arched back and back bends again down to the floor for take 2. Keep in mind this is a 1 year old little girl. Sometimes we forget how fast our kids grow and how much they learn; and then AFHM’s comes on TV and reminds us with videos like this one.
I feel that Levi has managed to pull a similar stunt on me. Given he doesn’t do a back bend, he can’t stand yet, and he doesn’t throw his head back, but forwards instead. I’ll set him down on the floor and if he isn’t having it he’ll let me know. The kid can let out a cry and it’s not over until he’s been picked back up or distracted somehow. I try to crackle a water bottle or find something that lights up, but sometimes he just wants to be picked up.
I’ve noticed that these tantrums happen close to around the times he’s tired and ready for a nap or bed. I know he’s just fighting sleep or he’s bored maybe and that I should let him cry it out, but when it’s your kid it can be kind of hard. When he looks down, closes he eyes really tight and starts quivering that bottom lip as he starts to turn red, I can’t help but give in, enabler or not. It just goes to show that I tend to do what Levi says.
Would you do anything differently?
I saw that episode with the baby tantrum. It was hilarious!!!