Friday, March 19, 2010
Friday, March 12, 2010
First Big Outing
We went to the cirus today with several friends. Dexter had a good time when the cotton was in his ears. If it fell out he was twitching, jerking and writhing because of the noise. Thank you Kristi for supplying the cotton balls, it was a definate life saver.
I was a little disappointed by the obvious "sex appeal" throughout the performance. The lady doing the Afghan Dog performance was especially poignant. I thought it had a lot to do with her costume at first, but then I realized several of the other ladies were "dancing" as well. They could have taken out many of these elements and still had an amazing show. Everyone knows "sex sells" but directed at a crowd that young? I have not had the opportunity to watch many of the newer kids programs to know if this has been integrated into our culture at this young of an age. Many of the kids we went with were too young to notice any of this.
I'm assuming this is going to come up again in the future. So I guess my next question ... is this something we point out to our kids ... and then how do we continue the conversation from that point?
I was a little disappointed by the obvious "sex appeal" throughout the performance. The lady doing the Afghan Dog performance was especially poignant. I thought it had a lot to do with her costume at first, but then I realized several of the other ladies were "dancing" as well. They could have taken out many of these elements and still had an amazing show. Everyone knows "sex sells" but directed at a crowd that young? I have not had the opportunity to watch many of the newer kids programs to know if this has been integrated into our culture at this young of an age. Many of the kids we went with were too young to notice any of this.
I'm assuming this is going to come up again in the future. So I guess my next question ... is this something we point out to our kids ... and then how do we continue the conversation from that point?
Friday, March 5, 2010
Standing, Standing, Standing on the Promises
Well not really standing on the promises, but Dexter is standing- with the assistance of something to hold onto. He enjoys standing in his crib and next to the couch (if we position him in advance). He will wobble around for quite a while before he topples over. It's quite comical when he's standing and gets so excited he forgets to hold on. Once he's down on the ground he is completely baffled and doesn't understand why the scenery changed so drastically.
Dexter has been sleeping SO MUCH lately & cranky too! We are expecting that a huge growth spurt is around the corner, some more teeth, and maybe some initiative towards learning how to crawl. This mixture has left the little man exhausted. For the past couple of nights he falls asleep on the way home from the sitters, is awake for an hour or two and then is out cold for another 12 hours (well I suppose he does wake up to eat). What a life... this kid has been sleeping for 15+ hours a day, every day this week.
Another new development is seperation anxiety. If we leave the room, or even appear to be leaving the room Dexter starts pouting and eventually it turns into all out crying. We have attempted to reassure him by talking to him as we're leaving the room. "Mommy is going to let the dog in. I'll be right back." and the conversation continues until we return. At this point we say "See that didn't take too long. Did it?" We've experienced the brunt of the anxiety at night. If Dexter awakens during the night for no apparent reason we go in to check on him. Of course we don't want to arouse him too much so we try not to talk to him. If we don't pick him up, or when we leave the room- you'd better be sure you have a set of earplugs. Someone is going to let you know he's is not happy, not happy AT ALL.
This has also started to rear its ugly head in regards to others. We recently took a car ride with several family members & Dexter did not like it when all he could see was Uncle Chad. We had to attempt a Chinese Fire Drill on the interior of the car- while driving down the road (don't worry, the driver stayed put).
It's unfortunate that we have to set up boundaries for our kids so early in life. On the other hand if we set up these boundaries in advance, or as they come up then we don't have the difficult task of trying to set them up after habits are already established.
What about you... what kinds of boundaries did your parents set up for you?
Dexter has been sleeping SO MUCH lately & cranky too! We are expecting that a huge growth spurt is around the corner, some more teeth, and maybe some initiative towards learning how to crawl. This mixture has left the little man exhausted. For the past couple of nights he falls asleep on the way home from the sitters, is awake for an hour or two and then is out cold for another 12 hours (well I suppose he does wake up to eat). What a life... this kid has been sleeping for 15+ hours a day, every day this week.
Another new development is seperation anxiety. If we leave the room, or even appear to be leaving the room Dexter starts pouting and eventually it turns into all out crying. We have attempted to reassure him by talking to him as we're leaving the room. "Mommy is going to let the dog in. I'll be right back." and the conversation continues until we return. At this point we say "See that didn't take too long. Did it?" We've experienced the brunt of the anxiety at night. If Dexter awakens during the night for no apparent reason we go in to check on him. Of course we don't want to arouse him too much so we try not to talk to him. If we don't pick him up, or when we leave the room- you'd better be sure you have a set of earplugs. Someone is going to let you know he's is not happy, not happy AT ALL.
This has also started to rear its ugly head in regards to others. We recently took a car ride with several family members & Dexter did not like it when all he could see was Uncle Chad. We had to attempt a Chinese Fire Drill on the interior of the car- while driving down the road (don't worry, the driver stayed put).
It's unfortunate that we have to set up boundaries for our kids so early in life. On the other hand if we set up these boundaries in advance, or as they come up then we don't have the difficult task of trying to set them up after habits are already established.
What about you... what kinds of boundaries did your parents set up for you?
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