And so it begins...

The past few weeks we have entered into a new season in parenting.  No longer is Larkin content to remain a dependent little baby, following along wherever mommy goes.  He is beginning to assert his opinions, frustrations and his own little will.  Of course he's been frustrated or upset in the past 13 months but it wasn't until the past few weeks we've seen a new level of independence and an awareness in him that he will work to get what he wants.... I think we are entering into the season of DISCIPLINE!   Yikes... this momma is not ready!

My little cutie

Jordan and I were doing all we could yesterday morning to not burst into fits of laughter.  Larkin has started throwing a little tantrum (which is not uncommon this past month).  We decided our method would be, unless he was in pain or genuinely needed something, to (at this point) try to calmly tell Larkin why we wouldn't acknowledge him and then ignore the tantrums.

Larkin has realized we don't concede to his screams, and with dramatic gusto has started to bury his little head into the floor, taking up the yoga "child's pose" as if the world is coming to an end.

Yesterday though as he screamed in the hall for Jordan and I to come pick him up we waited in the den encouraging him to crawl to us instead.  Little guy would scoot a few feet towards us and bury his head with loud wails.  As he approached the den and again buried his head, he turned it to the side with a little smile and (I swear) a little look on his face that said, "Do I have their attention?" and then when he saw us looking at him turned that smile to a frown buried back down his head and went right on screaming!

How do they learn these things?!  You always hear that you don't have to teach a child to misbehave but watching sweet Larkin do just that knowing he hasn't (yet) seen mommy throw such a tantrum or daddy behave that way makes you realize how incredible it is that they are that smart to try and get what they want.

Oh Lord please help us!  Excited for all phases of development and above all we are asking the Lord for wisdom in parenting, but I feel like a switch was flipped, a new season has begun in his little development!  We LOVE you little Lark!  Bad mood and all!

A much less dramatic show of his "child's pose" :)