The first time around, it hit and we weren't expecting it... we just weathered the storm until it finally subsided. Now, with the little one, I see it coming. We're about to be hit by a major case of the terrible 2's.
The little guy's been pretty good all along, but suddenly it's a fit over this, and a lay down in the floor and cry over that. The faces he makes when he decides to get upset over something I did or didn't do for him are just so darned cute, though, (basically, a look of utter despair and broken heartedness usually reserved for moments of discovery of serious bodily harm to a loved one) so I often don't mind the fits so long as I can bring them to an end quickly. I usually just try to hide my smile and distract him with something else.
Now, if I could just get my DH and #1 son to stop trying to hold conversations with me during little one's tantrums... that just amplifies the problem since I can't distract little one if I'm tied up in conversation with someone else. I think I'll just implement a time-out privilege for myself and go from there. Any other ideas?
