Tuesday, July 15, 2008

testing, testing, 1, 2, 3...

So evidently you've got to be careful about making big idealistic statements about cherishing every single moment. Because the moment you do, you're bound to be hit by a lot of testing of that ideal!

Kyle? Is a very loud kid. We first noticed this when he was not yet three months old, and it has not changed. When he's happy, he shouts with joy & excitement. When he's sad, he wails and keens. And when he's angry: screaming. Lots and lots of screaming.

Said screaming has lately been accompanied by slumping to the floor, putting his arms & head down, and generally becoming a puddle of 2-year-old unhappiness. And yes, I could say, "Feel free to scream outside" -- but that would torture the entire neighborhood. It would be easy to say "Feel free to scream in your room," but there's often a baby brother sleeping in the room next door, and who could sleep through that?

So it depends. I do love the happy times, though sometimes even that gleeful volume is hard to take. But those not-so-happy times? Those are the real test!

3 comments:

paige said...

Yay, mindy! i saw you started a blog.. it's fun ~ but i always forget someone might read mine :)

Deb said...

I think it must come from the Isom side because we too have a screamer.. for joy, for sorrow... etc. etc. The common link is Isom blood so it must be our husbands fault! :) I like to look on the bright side.. I always know where she is! ha ha!

Mindy said...

Good point, Deb! lol