Elijah is only 18 months old, but we are seeing something we think are signs of the "terrible twos." Two weeks ago we had a child who, when we said "Let's go eat," ran to his high chair signing "eat," and when we said "It's time to go to sleep," ran to his bedroom signing "sleep." Not any more.
Each time we take a trip, some big changes seem to occur after we get home. We were wondering what the next leap was going to be after getting home from Michigan over a week ago. What we found is that his first an immediate reaction to everything and anything is now shaking his head, meaning "no". He doesn't yet say "no", nor does he know a sign for "no" (although one exists), but he doesn't need either to make it clear what he means. And he does mean it. Trying to put him into his high chair or get him to lie still on the changing table turns into a wrestling match at times.
I hope that all this can be explained by his cold he caught as soon as we got home, but I fear it's more than just a cold...
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