Some of you will have read previously about the exploits of my dearly loved 2 year old middle child (see Two year old tantrums). He is still making the most of his age by using his license to tantrum, usually about clothes.
As a general rule, he doesn't like any sort of interaction with clothes. Putting them on in the morning is usually a full-scale battle, and he is not so keen on taking them off again at the end of the day to put on pyjamas. Like many other children he cannot see the benefit of jumpers and coats, and now I don't even try with hats and gloves. So what is the problem?
With my armchair psychology I assume he is trying to exert some control over the world around him and he dislikes anyone forcing him to do something. In the photograph above he is having one of his more helpful days where he gets up and chooses a full outfit and nappy. He actually did that this morning, but when I tried to change him he insisted he only wanted to be changed in the exact spot his was standing which was right outside the bedroom where his baby brother was asleep. Nothing could persuade him to move even a little bit. In the end I managed to get him nappy changed and he is still just wearing a nappy and pyjama top. I'm saving up round 2 for when we need to leave the house!
Aside from exercising his right to choose, my 2 year old is an old round lovely chap. He sleeps extremely well and plays nicely either on his own or with one of his siblings. He isn't too concerned with getting parental attention and he generally wanders around being cute. He has a healthy interest in trains and dinosaurs and he will watch the same episode of Octonauts as many times as he is allowed.
I am trying to remember to enjoy the cute years whilst they last!
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