Nah!!

Matteo will be 20 months old on the 14th of this month but apparently he thinks he is going to be two soon, which, now that I think about it, might be our own darn fault for teaching him to hold up the two fingers to show how old he'll be.

How do I know this? He learned a new word this past week. NO! Actually, it's more like "Nah!" He's very sweet about it; it's not like a screaming tantrum-y NO! but I'm afraid this might not always be the case. Steve was asking him which book he wanted to read and it went something like this:

"The Very Hungry Caterpillar?"

"Nah."

"Doggies?"

"Nah."

"Mr. Brown Can Moo, Can You?"

"Nah."

"Clifford Takes a Bath?"

"Nah."

And so on...

Yesterday he also started crying real, big, wet tears when he wanted to do something he wasn't supposed to. I know this is totally normal for toddlers but he will usually whine and fuss a little and then move on. Not yesterday. It was full on crying as if he had gotten his shots or, you know, we tried to put his pajamas on.

I think the first meltdown was because we wouldn't let him play with the stockings over the fireplace. And the second time he wanted to play with some scissors. We are mean, mean parents. Today hasn't been so bad but I'm sure the tantrums will get worse before they get better. Oh well, at least they're good for some cute pictures.