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09/11/2002 Entry: "Doctor's appt."

My little chubby-cheeks boy is actually a stringbean in disguise, it turns out. At the doctor's office, he weighed in at 22 pounds, 7 ounces - the twenty-fifth percentile. He's in the fiftieth percentile for height.

He charmed all the nurses, tried to stick the throat stick in the doctor's mouth, and wailed like a banshee when they stuck him with the tetanus vaccine. He cheered up pretty quickly, though, and all was forgiven.

Now, if I can just figure out what's causing his extreme, out-of-nowhere tantrums lately, I'll be a thrilled mama. Seriously, he screamed for half an hour this morning after he woke up from his nap; I held him, tried to nurse, sang to him...nothing. He just cried and cried. He did this the other day, too. What's up with this?

(By the way, we're both feeling almost completely over our colds, thank God.)

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Growth spurt? Whenever my three start getting weirder than usual, about a week later I notice a big leap in height or weight or a cognitive/developmental leap.

Posted by Jenniffer @ 09/15/2002 05:49 PM EST

Both of my girls have done this... just wake up screaming hysterically for no reason. With Caitlyn it's almost like she's had a bad dream or woken really suddenly, and it takes a good half hour to calm her down again. She's almost three and it still happens every once in a while. I guess it's just part of toddlerhood.

Posted by Andrea @ 09/12/2002 05:21 PM EST

Rebecca started doing this recently, too. I understand them when they occur for some at least semi-obvious reason. What I really hate is the ones that don't seem to be related to anything. Like waking up from a nap and then crying for half an hour? Gah! Soooo frustrating!

Posted by Aimee @ 09/12/2002 10:27 AM EST

Ethan (20 months) does this too. He started having what I call "regular" tantrums over being told no when he was around 15 months. That has gotten better recently. Ethan also does what you are describing with Sam. He will wake up from his nap in complete hysterics. He is beside himself crying. He gets off my lap only to throw himself to the floor wanting back up. I don't understand what causes these tantrums. I always say he just woke up on the wrong side of the crib.

Posted by Kelli @ 09/12/2002 09:36 AM EST

If this is a recent phenomenon, Sam could be picking up on you and Eric's stresses.
Seriously.
The past few days (especially Sept. 11) were tough for everyone. Last year my son, who wasn't 2 yet, cried a lot for no reason in the weeks follow the terrorist attacks.
We figured out that, while he was too young to understand about crashed planes and deaths, he did pick up that Mommy and Daddy were really sad and upset a lot.

Just a thought.
:)

Posted by ashley @ 09/12/2002 03:03 AM EST

I have to chime in just to say it will pass but they are tantrums and part of Toddlerhood. So I guess I am seconding (is that a word?) what Tina posted.

My daughter started when she was about 14 months and she is 30 months now and they are tapering off. We got them going almost daily for a while there around 18 months but now we get maybe one a week. Of course she still gets mad and screams when I take something away from her, but no so many "why is my child screaming out of control for no apparent reason is there something wrong with her...my head is going to explode" fits :)

Posted by Liz @ 09/11/2002 08:35 PM EST

"Now, if I can just figure out what's causing his extreme, out-of-nowhere tantrums lately, I'll be a thrilled mama. Seriously, he screamed for half an hour this morning after he woke up from his nap"

Part of toddlerhood, I'm afraid. My son's gone (and sometime goes..) through it, other moms (of toddlers that I'm friends with) talk of their children going through it. I don't care how many high and mighty moms state that their toddlers don't have tantrums or fuss for an unknown reason. They are lying through their pristinely-white porcelain veneers. I found that Ethan's tantrums started after his 1st birthday, not around his 2nd. As he gets older, I can explain more to him why he can't touch the stove or Mommy's curling iron. "You will get a boo-boo if you touch that." I won't say they've completely gone - because personalities can change overnight - but they have dimished incredibly since his vocabulary and understanding has increased.

Tantrums are a part of normal, toddler behavior. Although I'm surprised I don't have bald spots from just THINKING about pulling my hair out.

Ahh, the joys of parenthood. So challenging, but rewarding too. :)

Posted by Tina @ 09/11/2002 07:06 PM EST