1/6/11 – Daddy/Daughter Day

Another normal day here. Everybody is feeling even better, dare I say pretty much back to normal in fact! YAY. Olivia continues to act out though, and her behavior seems to be getting worse. We’re at a loss of what to do. We are finally implementing “Time Outs” now for hitting and throwing (her main issues). She is NOT a fan of time outs, but hopefully the process will work. Her new thing is also hitting the wall/floor when she gets upset…basically, when she’s upset she just doesn’t know what to do with her “anger”, so she acts out. But, she acts out violently, and I don’t know what to do about it. I’m really starting to think she needs to be in a real daycare. When we’re around other people, or when she has other kids to play with, she usually does really well. I think she needs that stimulation and interaction. We’ll see, but I’m thinking we’ll need to start researching some daycares pretty soon, probably just for her though.

After work Christian ended up taking Olivia to the mall to give her some time away from the house, and away from the baby. Some, alone time if you will. Horrible as it may be, I was excited to get a little peace and quiet and spend a little time with Amelia, but I did miss my crazy toddler, that’s for sure. Christian seemed to enjoy his alone time with his daddy’s girl too. I just spent some time playing with Amelia, got some cleaning and dishes done, and once they got home, it was basically bed time.

Here’s Amelia – pretty annoyed that I am, yet again, in her face with the camera!