The Kid Must be Growing

Graham must be growing, either that or he has been taken over by aliens and is no longer my child.  This week Graham has been just a basket case.  He's totally fine one moment and then next he is falling apart and is completely inconsolable.  It usually starts with him not getting his way or being told "no" and ends with him hysterically bawling.  This fit lasted for over a half an hour on Wednesday.  Finally, after failing at all other attempts to make this stop, I gave up and put him down for a nap, at 10am!  (He usually naps about 1-3pm)

Again yesterday, we got home from Kidercise, where he actually listened and paid attention to the teacher for once, he wanted to sit in the front seat of the car.  I let him for a few minutes, but after touching every button, knob and light in the car and emptying the glove compartment I had had enough, so I said time to go in the house.  He lost it, completely freaked, to the point I told him he had to go get in his bed for a nap (10:10am), to which he usually cries even harder and screams "I no need a nap!"  Today he looked right at me, stopped crying and said "I go to bed myself mom," and he went upstairs and got in his bed.  He proceeded to take a 4 hour nap.  Don't get me wrong, this is fabulous for me, but it's just totally not normal.

On the positive side, Graham has actually started eating lately.  I know, I know all kids eat right?  Not my kid, he will go days on a slice of cheese and a couple crackers.  He's just been a horrible eater ever since we switched to solid foods, but this week, the kid is eating everything in sight.  He'll even tell me what he wants for lunch/ dinner.  Plus, even after a 4 hour nap, he will go to bed and stay put at night.  I expected a huge battle, but apparently he's just super tired because we tuck him and never hear a peep from him again... well until 6:45am when he begins trashing the house all over again  :)  So does he looks bigger to you?

Nice underoos huh?  :)