maybe it's not the kids...

so you know how i was saying that it was the kids on the playground driving us crazy this week? maybe it's not the kids. this morning ben was up early (like 6:50am if you're wondering what early is to us) and played for awhile after he ate breakfast but then started to whine and whine again. it was just like the past couple days except no kids were outside yet. in fact, ben was not outside. he was just whining. i tried playing with him. i took him into my room and gave him magazines to "read" (which is his favourite new activity). i carried him around in the laundry basket. whine whine whine. you know how i was trying not to wish for the next stage? well, forget it! start talking, ben, and tell me what is bugging you!

so what does all this whining look like to me this week? it looks like tiredness. so what does a good mother do when her baby is tired? reads him a story and puts him to bed. has that worked at all this week? no. he sits in his crib, moaning and shouting. hmm...now what does a good mother do? who knows? i know what I do - i second guess myself and take him out of his crib. then he whines and whines around the house. i put him back in his crib where he moans and shouts. it's a vicious cycle. are we moving to needing only one nap a day? then why is this kiddo so whiny? is it the teeth? let's blame the teeth. you can always blame the teeth.