No!

Friday e threw another of her spectacular tantrums.  Sometimes when she's resistant I can find a distraction to calm her down, but other times I feel almost helpless.  This time when she refused to stop picking up leaves and wouldn't walk toward home, I had to put 30 pounds of struggling child into her stroller, not an easy task.  Then she screamed all the way home.  She had not napped that afternoon, which may have been a contributing factor to her behavior.  She can be so sweet, cuddling up as we read books together, helping with laundry, putting forks on the dining table, then boom!  A couple of her books describe feelings by the look on someone's face, so e knows if someone looks sad or happy, and she will say she is happy or Grandma is sad.  I wonder if it is too early to work on how to respond when you feel angry or sad?

Today brings back memories...our first daughter was born 35 years ago!  We were so happy when this bright-eyed, fully alert baby arrived after an emergency C-section.  Randy got to hold her first, since I had been under general anesthesia and took a while to wake up.  We had a lot to learn about babies and caring for one, but we did it. And she continues to bring joy into our lives.