Thursday, February 19, 2009

Changes are a brewin'

Zoe doesn't really seem like her usual self lately. Since the weekend she hasn't really been eating very much. She's cranky and fussy all the time. And she's been a lot more cuddly with both me AND Mike. She just walks up to us and puts her head on our shoulder and wants to be held. That is SO not my Zoe.

She doesn't have a fever. She's not pulling on her ears or giving us indication of a specific problem.

So yesterday I took her in to the doctor to see if she could see anything wrong with Zoe's ears, throat, teeth, whatever.

Everything checked out. And the doctor's response was, "I think Zoe is entering the terrible twos".

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!

My response, "Can I get a prescription for this?"

Really though, I'm glad she's not sick. And now that I look at it from the new perspective I can see it all. She's becoming more independent. I think most of her fussiness is just frustration because she knows what she wants but can't communicate it properly yet. And I think she's having new thoughts and feelings that are confusing to her and that's what is also causing more fussiness and also the cuddles. Poor thing! Though I can't say I mind the cuddles at all.

Here are two of my favorite recent videos:


Chatting on the phone with Grandma



Hanging out in the car
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8 comments:

  1. BonnieFebruary 19, 2009 at 10:37 AM

    This is a girl with a lot to say! My kids terrible twos were a lot more terrible, as in tantrums and destruction of property. You are lucky. By the way, glad you went to another movie. Coraline was a good movie.

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  2. BonnieFebruary 19, 2009 at 10:37 AM

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  3. Lisa MaeFebruary 19, 2009 at 12:41 PM

    too funny mel! i have to say our terrible twos also involved tantrums and some major disobeying. could be worse. i want a kiddo who cuddles. praying canon will be that way. love the video of her talking on the phone.

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  4. MubeenFebruary 19, 2009 at 4:36 PM

    I am so glad she is not sick!!! That video of her talking on the phone is TOO cute!! Looking forward to Monday...

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  5. TeriFebruary 19, 2009 at 5:26 PM

    If you do find a perscription for the terrible twos, I would love to get in on that. Oh, and for the terrible 3s and 5s! :)

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  6. Scott McMurtreyFebruary 19, 2009 at 9:05 PM

    ...or the terrible 30's. ;)

    where's all the snow and scarves and winter coats in that video from the car? i miss the sun. :(

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  7. NatalieFebruary 20, 2009 at 9:16 AM

    Short sleeved t-shirts outside? I can't even imagine! :)

    It is interesting to see the changes they go through, huh? We've gotten more of the cuddly kid going on here too, but like you said, it's hard to complain! It's nice to get some of the love.

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  8. M-McClellanFebruary 20, 2009 at 7:26 PM

    I hate bringing my girls to the doctor. I pay my $30 co-pay just to find out that there is nothing wrong or nothing I can do. Once Payton turned blue because she couldn't breath. I rushed her into the doctor just for the doctor to say, "Oh, is this your first child?" I wanted to yell, "no, she is not. What should I have done she was blue!!"

    I am so glad that Zoe is not sick. Good luck with the terrible twos, they go by fast.

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