Totally Tantrum

2 perfect words to describe our week. The tantrums have hit full force in our house. They not only include the ever so common whines and cries when we tell her no, they have also escalated to dramatically throwing her body to the floor, pushing whatever may be in her way far from her body, and then proceeding to do a full head whip all while kicking legs and hands. It's pretty intense (or so Reese thinks). For me, just another tantrum to ignore :) The main cause recently for them has been telling her no when she asks for blankie and nuk (which we are trying to keep in her crib while at home, and she only gets them for nap at daycare.)

She is mainly doing this with me, and not so much Kyle. When we get home at night from daycare it is all on until Daddy gets home. I read an article online about it, and it says that these are totally normal for kids in daycare after a long day of having to "behave" and be in their best shape. Meltdowns with mom and dad are totally normal because they are tired and just can't handle having to hold it all together much longer. It really is a lot to ask for a 1 1/2 year old. She does GREAT at daycare, never a bad report, listens to her teachers, and is nice to her friends. Once Mommy shows up, the whining and tears start and sometimes have a rough 2-3 hours before bed. I am hoping this phase will pass soon and I think it will. She is beginning to get more and more words, which I know can in turn help. Sometimes I feel as though she is just frustrated because she can't always tell me what she wants.

Today Reese had her first "friend" birthday party at Rocky Rococo's. She used lots of tokens to play many games of ski ball and such, and walked away with a twizzler's, sucker, and a small dice toy. She had fun watching present opening and eating pizza, but was not too thrilled with the cupcakes. She is not a big fan of cake, a good reminder for me for her 2nd birthday. She would much rather have a cookie! We have Kyle's "very late" Christmas party tonight for work. He was in charge of scheduling it and thus, it is in the middle of February :) Oh well, kinda nice to have it away from the holidays so we can all enjoy the food without being overloaded.