tantrums!!

cole's learning how to play catch- this is how he sits when he wants to play! it's so cute- his little back is just so straight, his legs are always crossed the same way...bummer that this one is a bit blurry, but i LOVE the expression on his face, it's priceless!!

cole's turn to throw the ball- he usually does pretty well! of course, he occassionally lets the ball go at the wrong time, resulting in it going behind him or bouncing off his forehead. all in all, he's getting the hang of tossing it in our direction and then waiting for us to 'throw' it back!

camera's a little off-center, but the grin...!

good thing i got pics of him smiling, because a few hours after this, things weren't so jolly. i was on the phone with mom, so i put cole in our room with kelvin so i could have a relatively undistracted conversation for once... as soon as i left the room, cole started getting pretty mad. i figured it would blow over soon, it always does. not this time! i thought for sure that something was seriously wrong because of the way he was crying; it was so intense, uncontrollable, and he kept flinging himself backward. i got a bit scared, thinking that maybe he was sick (ted's recent bout of appendicitis came to mind instantly), but i didn't want to rush him to the er after only 5 or 6 minutes of this. i gave him a dose of tummy soother, a dose of motrin (because i know his gums are really hurting him) and tried to make him comfortable. we took off his shirt, rubbed his tummy, sang to him... then, i had to pee desperately, so i had kelvin take over. by the time i was done, he was playing happily on the floor in the kitchen. seems that it was just a tantrum. interesting... i know he's recently started to have slight episodes when he thinks he should be able to play on the laptop or eat the random bug crawling on the floor, etc., but this blew my mind. anyway, i thought that was the end of it. not! he decided to wake up at 1 am, and when i took a very quick potty break instead of rushing to his side immediately, he threw another tantrum. yeah- at one in the morning. how nice. the teething doesn't help matters any, i know, and it's prefectly normal for babies to start expressing their frustration this way, but wow- he's really turned into mr attitude! from now on, i will be leaving him to his own screaming. as much as i would be inclined to stay and try to soothe him, he's gotta learn that this type of behavior is NOT ok... now, my big question is, why do the 'experts' call it the terrible two's, when in reality, it starts much earlier?? makes me want to check their "expert" credentials... lol!