Where does the time go?
Jun 3rd, 2008 by kit
Bryson is almost 20 moths old, where has the time gone? We spend everyday doing something just a little bit different, a little bit better. We have worked into a schedule where 11:15 and 3:30 are total melt down. This is the opportunity to nap, miss it and you just wait around for the next time or bed. Now that I have this figured out I don’t wonder what is wrong when he is crying over nothing at 11:05 but I sure now that I have figured this out he will change it all in just a few days.Â
Bryson has started to really play with his friend instead of around them. He just loves to hug on them and show off all of his books, toys and most of all Trixie. His most favorite friend, Emma, who I think is his favorite only because he can say her name, runs from him and never wants a hug. When he hugs her she cries, which leads to him hugging her more. How can you tell a kid not to hug his crying friend? I tell you no one tells you that you will spend your days as a mom teaching your son to hug someone when they are sad but not when you make them sad by hugging them in the first place! Poor guy.
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Drew and Kit,
Well I am finally looking at your website. It is so great! I really am enjoying learning more about Bryson and realizing what wonderful parents you both are. Oh my goodness! He is such a fortunate boy!
So I just had to comment about the hugging thing. It reminds me of a little boy that Melissa grew up with. His mother and I were friends and everytime we got together he was just all over Melissa. Now if you know Melissa at all you know she definitely has her “space bubble”–don’t intrude unless invited. It seems like the more she rejected him the harder he tried (poor Brandon)! When he started kindergarten he was so happy–more kids to hug!
Finally the teacher talked to his mother and asked her to talk to him because his hugging was annoying the other children. How sad! But, the story has a happy ending. He has grown up to be the most loving, kind husband and yes, he is still a hugger. So take heart–it’s not Bryson who is wrong–it’s the rest of us who don’t follow his fine example. What a lovely boy!