Yesterday it was over 100 degrees here. Husband texted me yesterday afternoon..."why is it so hot? Go ahead and turn on the ac!" I knew it must of been super hot on base if he was telling me to turn on the ac. And it was...108 on base! Woah! However in 2 days it will be October 1st and that means I am declaring it fall. Even if that means turning on the ac full blast just so I can wear a sweater!
I am currently going through the MILLIONS of craft blogs I
stalk follow and making lists of things I want to
copy attempt on my own. Not to mention in20 days husband will be turning 24 and I HAVE NO IDEA what to get for the amazing man I get to call husband...and father to our wonderful monkey. I want to do something special...I have a few ideas...things to make it a little nice for him but nothing that I think is going to make up for the fact he spent his last two birthdays in Iraq & Afghanistan.
I know the big thing for him is that he is home this year for his birthday and gets to enjoy the day with us.
I can not wait until fall is really here. Carmel apple cider from starbucks, pumpkin scones, wearing boots, and cute fall clothes...I am very excited!
And on a completely unrelated fall note. I need some mommy advice.
Monkey has started to hit, mostly us, and hard. When we tell him no and take his hand away he just laughs. I don't think smacking his hand will send the right message, not to mention the one time I did smack his hand he laughed, but I want to stop the agression before it really is agressive. Have any of you (mommy's or not) dealt with this? What worked for you? Keep in mind Monkey is 16 months old.
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I'm no help at all on the gift part... hubs just turned 30 and instead of a gift we ended up getting dinner & beer, having a few friends over to eat, drink & watch football - woo hoo! we are party animals.
with Goose we have more of a biting issue than a hitting issue, although she has hit a few times... mostly those times I have to grab her hand and just hold it against her side, or down against me and not let her move it... I've tried the "swat her hand" thing a couple times, she laughed too... the one thing I've found she doesn't like is holding her still... whether it's her hand/arm, or feet if she's kicking, and if she's biting we tell her "no. teeth are for food, not for friends. that's not nice." and then she gets a time-out (which earlier consisted of placing her on my lap, with her arms at her sides, my arms wrapped around her keeping her still - she was NOT a fan, and it seemed to work pretty well. my girl likes to run, not sit still!) soooo... (oh, Goose is currently almost 21 months old) I hope that is helpful in some way, or at least gives you some ideas...
good luck!
I'd suggest Dr. Sears' site, he encourages gentle discipline, and his The Discipline Book is great (I read it while teaching). Here's a link to hitting specific advice from his site: http://goo.gl/8InS
I have a time out chair. It might take a few days to get him to understand that he has to sit there but it works for me. I do 2 mins for each year. hope this helps.
take him and hold him close and discipline him in whispers to calm him down and make him look in your eyes when you talk to him. ALSO, when your hubby is there, make him discipline him and tell him why he is not allowed to hit, esp hit you. Persistence in anything you do! It's a phase and it will pass I promise. One of mine was a biter and another a head butt-er!
I totally agree with the fall weather thing. I am going crazy.
Also, I'm not a mom, but I am an older sister, and I know when my siblings went through their "hitting/biting is funny phase," we would pin their arms down so they couldn't move. I think some others suggested that, it definitely works. Little kids do not like to sit still.
Dude...Kaid did this too, and Jack...must be a boy thing. Just remember to stay serious, use a stern voice and trying giving him a timeout in the corner of the room. The only bad thing is, you'll have to sit there and keep an eye on him, since he is so young. Just keep firm on it, and whatever you do, do it every time no matter who he does it to, then make him (or try to) say sorry.
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