Saturday was Amanda's 2nd birthday party! Nate had been going through his list of names all morning..."Manda", "Jackson", "Miss Susan", etc...so I know he was excited. She had a fun backyard party with Bubble Machines and Water Toys and there were lots of kids to play with. But with all that set up for excitement, Nate had a bad day...he was "that kid" at the party, the one that pitches a fit when you take a toy away from him, wants to be inside when everyone else is outside (or vice versa), he just didn't feel like being social. I have my lists of excuses* as to why he acted the way he did but the fact of the matter was he simply misbehaved and he wasn't himself.
But despite Nate having an off day, it was still a great party!
The Birthday Girl!
Nate actually playing with someone - what set the tone for the day was her doll that he didn't want to let go of and insisted on trying to get her in the water. Nothing like wrestling a doll out of your son's hands at a party!
Finally, a cupcake made everything better.
*Nate's 2 yr molars have been coming in (I can only assume since there is no chance of being able to see back there - but he has been chewing on his fingers and anything else he can get back there, he even found a pacifier today and chewed on it all morning, and he has been more irritable than normal). Has anyone else experienced a tough time with teething at this stage? He always had a hard time when teeth were coming in but I don't hear as much about toddlers being as bothered by them...
2 comments:
Great post! For what it's worth, we definitely didn't think of Nate as "that kid" and it wouldn't have been the same without him there! And no worries, the baby doll survived just fine!
I hear terrible things about the 2yr molars. Every time J misbehaves, I blame it on that...ha!
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