February 03, 2004: Getting older... and opinionated

I'm pretty sure that Veronika threw her first temper tantrum today. Her 6-month-birthday. I started to nurse her in the usual position in order to get her to fall asleep and she arched her back, threw her arms and legs up and down in a frantic motion and screaaaaaaaaaamed. It seemed obvious she did NOT want to take a nap (she had been up for 4 hours, which is LONG for her), but I thought I'd give her the benefit of the doubt and see if something else is wrong. I sit her up and she immediately starts to coo and reach for the keyboard. Whoa baby. It is naptime and I'm serious. Back to the original position. Screaaaaam, clenched fists, mad roaring. I let her scream on my lap for about 20 minutes, but she was just driving herself more and more crazy. I decided to distract her by walking around and offering the breast -just in case. She eventually calmed down after she realized she might be hungry after all.

Ugh. I did not think this was going to come so soon. On the other hand I couldn't help but feel some excitement... to see this little being growing into someone with willpower. I'm all for willpower. And I will pay for it, I can see it coming. :)