i almost sliced my head off! and other stuff.

so i was helping mommy put the clean clothes away a few days ago and i went over to the lamp beside our bed and gave it a good tug. down it came. somehow, the glass shade that is a half an inch thick, cracks and breaks into three large pieces, one of which was resting on my neck. mommy told me not to move and flew the few feet over to me. i stood very still. she gently picked it up off of me. she was very scared. she said that she didn't know how i wasn't even cut! it was sharp. i tried to play with it and mommy said, "NO." so i said, "NO NO NO." i like to say nonono. it rolls right off the tongue. then mommy had me sit nicely on the edge of the bed so she could pick the tiny glass bits off of my neck. then she gave me the hugest hug EVER. she was shaking terribly. it was Very Scary for her. i just went back to playing with the folded clothes.

sometimes i get very frustrated these days. i'm confused about these feelings, too. when mommy doesn't let me play with things that can hurt me, i get Very Angry. i like to throw myself down on the floor and have a Fit. i kick my little legs. i flail my body about. i Cry, biggest and loudest - then i head bang. i have a bruise on my forehead that comes and goes. mommy tries to make it so she doesn't have to say no to me. no means head bang lots of the time. she tells me that she knows i'm frustrated, but we can't poke wires into electrical outlets. she doesn't know the Half of it. i wish i had more words. then maybe i wouldn't have such a Hard Time. it makes mommy sad when i feel angry and frustrated. she tries to distract me from the bang, but that only works for a few seconds now. i'm getting Smarter, she says.

it is not 100 degrees anymore. that makes me happy. we can play outside again now! go for walks! i like to walk instead of ride in my stroller now. i go FAST.

today i went to the doctor for a check up. i'am Healthy. this is good news. i've only gained a half a pound. mommy says it makes no sense. i eat five times a day and still nurse, too. if she asked me, i could tell her that i'm just Very Active now and i work it all off. dr. holly says that babies that nurse through the night sometimes don't weigh as much as other babies their age. i weigh 21.5 pounds. i'am 31 and 1/2 inches long. my head is 18 and 1/2 around. i do NOT like being measured. or looked at closely. or listened to with the round thing. i cried. who are these people, anyway? they are nice enough, i suppose, but they sure like to have their way with me. they should ask for permission first. as soon as it was All Over, i was all smiles again, though. it wasn't too terrible.

then we went to the grocery so i could play with all of my friends that work there and Flirt. i got lots of nummies.

then i had a snack when we got home. bread and grapes and peas. yumilish!

ok - time for a nap. i'm very tired now.

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