Last night Dylan told us he doesn't want Aeryn in his room any more, and it's not their room to share it's HIS ROOM ALONE. This morning he told me he wants to be a baby again, and no amount of "but big kids can [insert awesome things like eating and riding bikes here]!" could convince him otherwise.
I know this is a phase and will pass, but in the meantime he just seems so SAD about the whole thing. (When I told him I couldn't make him a baby again, he said "YES YOU CAN MOMMY I BELIEVE IN YOU!" The magical thinking is strong at this age.) Parents who've done this age already, how do you answer something like that?
I always liked the detach, too.
We were on the eleven o'clock news last night. This is so far out of my comfort zone, I can't even tell you.
eta: Oh, that's a heartbreaker, Jessica. Do you think sitting down with him somewhere special (ice cream?) without his sister around and telling him how happy you are that he's the age he is would help?
The NYT has a medical diagnosis contest column. I love that Lupus was one of the first suggestions, then quickly discounted.
Do you think sitting down with him somewhere special (ice cream?) without his sister around and telling him how happy you are that he's the age he is would help?
That's more or less what I did in the 15 minutes I had before I left for work this morning (sans ice cream). It didn't seem to help much.
When I left, he was asking to watch videos of him when he was a baby. (Actually, he wanted a video of Baby Dylan *with* Baby Aeryn, which I tried to explain was impossible, but I don't think he believed me.) It's the preschool equivalent of "I Wish I Could Go Back To College."
Pfft. You're a video editor. Of course it's possible.
Jeff Conaway is in a coma.
My head hurts. Can I have a hall pass for life?
We had a LOT of looking at pictures of Casper when she was a baby, and even "playing baby," that first year. They both seem kinda silly, but both really helped a lot with those feelings. It's hard to be big.
The Jeff Conaway thing makes me stupidly sad. Between
Grease
and
Taxi,
he was a huge favorite of mine when I was younger.
Jess, I don't remember Ben or Jake going through that, but they were both older than Dylan when younger sibs showed up. I'd say encourage him to pretend sometimes, when you have time to play with him, and see if the extra cuddles help.
Jessica, Liv went through this stage BIG TIME--acting like a baby, talking like a baby and wanting a bottle and binky again. Sometimes, you just need to cuddle them and reassure them that they are YOUR baby, no matter how big they get. I'd go along with her playacting once in a while and then she'd tire of it and want to be a big girl again.
