Tantrum

Cole had his first tantrum yesterday. I mean the kid has had a few out bursts of course. Like not wanting to be strapped down in his car seat, having to walk at all times no matter where we are or wanting to go outside when it’s time for dinner but all in all distraction has worked wonders and these out bursts last less than a minute. And we both move on. I like to think we have been pretty lucky considering he is 17 months old to have made it this long before experiencing a tantrum. I account this to Cole being very verbal and able to express himself with words. However yesterday no amount of words said from him or me was stopping his emotional tantrum over a cookie. Yep a damn cookie.

Cole was in the kitchen trying to get into the pantry and whining. I walk over to see what the issue could be.

Me: “Cole are you hungry do you want some gold fish?”
Cole: “No“ then more whining
Me: “What do you want Cole” as I sit down at his level on the ground.
Cole: “ Cookie”
Me: “ Ok” I proceed to get him a cookie and close the pantry door.

All is fine in the world again and he starts running around devouring his cookie. Then he’s all done. And were back to square one, he’s at the pantry door but this time crying and saying cookie. I explain to him there will be no more cookies. This my friends is the worst thing Cole could have heard. He is now flailing his arms on the pantry door saying “no cookie” over and over.
I try to distract him but it seems my kids sweet tooth has kicked in and no amount of distraction is going to stop this tantrum. He is emotionally invested now. He wants this cookie more than anything else in his life. But I’m not giving in on this one.

So hubs and me retreat to the family room trying to ignore the crying toddler. But it just gets worse. He’s walking around the house now crying so load it’s hard to think. Hubs asks me “what is going on with him?” I tell him “I believe we are experiencing his first tantrum”. After what feels like an hour but actually 10minutes I have reached my threshold of “ignoring” and take Cole up to his crib. It’s time to calm down I tell him.

And thank goodness that’s exactly what he did. He sat there in this crib silent. After five minutes I went back into get him and I was greeted by a huge smiling 17month old who had forgotten the whole ordeal.

I’m fairly certain this is not the last time we will be experiencing this, it’s around this age they start to emotional mature and understand they have likes and dislikes. For me I try to remind myself to stay calm. The last thing we need is two screaming people. Picking your battles is also important. Sure giving him the cookie would have been easy but most likely we would have been revisiting this cookie issue if not that day but the next.

So I guess we have entered the big bad world of discipline in toddler hood. I’m scared someone hold me.

Wordless Wednesday

Yea I'm that mom that put's her son in Santa diapers. I blame babies r us for having them on sale. Way to freaking cute.

So Very Thankful!

Thanksgiving consisted of lots of food and football. We spent the day with both our families which meant 2 turkey dinners. Like I said lots of food. I consumed so many mashed potatoes I could barely button my pants that night. Sad but true.

Cole with his GG

Is it me or does he look like he's 3 in this picture?

Cam and his Dad...all ready for the game!


It was unseasonably warm this year so we ventured outside to burn some of that food off.

We played some football with the little guy. He loved slamming the football to the ground and doing a dance. Future football player?!?







Cole got to spend some much needed time with his Aunt Brooke who lives out west. I love this picture of the two of them.

It was a great day that was topped off with a wonderful night spent watching are Ravens win!



I really think I could get use to going to football games on Thanksgiving. Makes Thanksgiving that much more awesome.

Christmas Wreath

Since Pinterst is taking over the world these days I'm sure many of you have seen the oh so special ornament wreath. So pretty. But how easy is this little project?! I'm not exactly a crafty person so difficulty needed to be close to beginner level for me.

I kept it simple and cheap. One large wire hanger from the closet. 8 packages of shatterproof ornaments from the dollar store. And a borrowed glue gun from my mom.

Take the wire hanger and twist it into a circle. It doesn't have to be perfect. Then untwist the top open so you can slip the ornaments on easily. Like so...

Make sure to alternate the size and color while putting on the ornaments. The glue gun came in handy in securing the metal cap on the bulb to make sure they didn't fall off. But to tell you the truth I only did this with the first few ornaments then realized that it really wasn't necessary. The ornaments were staying on without the glue.

I couldn't believe how many bulbs it took. 83. My little helper started to get loopy...



Me too ...



All in all it took about 30 minutes to get all the bulbs on. To secure the top I used pliers to bend the wire to make sure it stayed together.



I think it turned out pretty good. Super Easy. And it only cost me $8! Win.

Wordless Wednesday

I know Thanksgiving is tomorrow but I have been busy working on Christmas crafts





I'll tell you how this not so crafty lady accomplished this after Thanksgiving. Till then enjoy Turkey Day. I will be spending the day with Family then a few of us are headed to the Ravens game. I can't wait. Gobble Gobble.

His Aunt Coco

Cole loves his Aunt Coco.



My sister came to visit this past weekend. It had been about a months since Cole had seen her. But the second he saw her he shouted "CoCo". It was priceless. And it melted my heart and my sisters. The boy surprises me on a daily basis.

Moments

It was one of those amazing fall days when the air is crisp and the sun is shining. We ventured outside to tackle the abundance of leaves that had fallen over the past few weeks. Any normal day I would have left the leaf cleaning up to Hubs but as I raked away I felt my blood start flowing. Ah fall..I heart you. I watched as Cole tried to help gather the leaves in a pile just like his daddy. "Help" he shouted as he placed one leaf after another into the pile.My heart grew warm as I watched my boys together.This moment. I want to remember this moment.

It's easy to take these moments for granted when life gets a little to busy. I feel blessed for my little family of three. So very blessed.