this got me thinking is his change in behaviour due to something me and daddy peacock are doing to cause it or is he just being like any other toddler testing the waters and finding his own mind????
when i was on maternity leave me and harrison had a nice routine, he used to sleep in until 9.30am (yes you read correctly 9.30am) and most of the day was predictable with mother and baby classes, trips to the park and play dates at home. bedtime was always the most consistent time. bath at 6pm 6.30pm story, bottle and bed where he would go down awake and drift of himself and we wouldn't hear a peep till morning. as i said the perfect baby.
around the same time as i returned to work harrison started crawling (typical) this is also when my little angel started to change. for example he started having tantrums when ever he was moved away from things. we joked at the time that he was copying his 3 year old cousin ben who is an expert at having tantrums. than harrison started walking and getting up to all sorts of mischief causing us to use the word no alot. His new favorite word is now no and it is usually his first responce when asked questions. he also stopped sleeping in till 9.30am and started to wake between 6am and 8pm. i blame the fact that he goes to nannas at 5am as the cause to my sleeping beauty not wanting his lie in anymore. the worst has to be this high pitched scream he has develped and he does in a spoilt way when he cant get a toy he rolled under some the sofa or somthing as pathetic as that. his scream is so screechy that it actually makes my uterus tighten. he never screamed like that as a hungry new born.
although there is a list of all of harrison new bad habits he also has developed cute and sweet habits. he gives more cuddles and kisses now. he bring you things with a big smile on his face saying here you go. he wakes up with a big smile, when he first sees me or daddy peacock he gets so excited he looks like hes going to burst. if he seeing me cleaning he will get down on his knees and help me in his own way. he still has his old ways there too, goes to bed on time, sleeps through. still smiley and has the most infectious laugh.
as much as his new ways are hard work compared to how he was as a baby he's developing beautifully and when he does something new like being able to do all the moves to incey wincey spider you get a sense of pride. it still plays on my mind am i doing a good job. like every parent i want him to grow up well behaved, with good manners. it makes me wonder if I'm returning back to work contributed to his new behaviour or if he is just being his age. would he have been different if i was able to be a stay at home mummy? the other thing that plays on my mind is has my battle with depression had an effect on my baby boy??
do you have an opinion on this? what were your toddlers like at 17 months? i would love to hear.
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