Hitting Monster

I'm not sure where it came from but Tesshin has started to hit. It's usually when we take something away from him (for his own safety, like a pair of chopsticks while he's running around the house) or when we have to stop an activity. It's always the first thing he does. He won't breakdown and cry but he'll come up to you and whack you. He'll hit me, Tessho, my mom, my dad..pretty much anyone who gets in his way. I read online that it's normal behavior at this age because he really can't express himself with words. This better be a phase because I am truly losing my patience with him. I don't want him to be labeled as "the kid that hits" so no one will play with him. At first I tried to ignore it. Maybe if he didn't get a reaction he would stop but he kept going - first the arm, then the shoulder, then the face. Oh no no no, after he hit ME in the face I was done. No more Nice Mama. I've tried grabbing his hand before and after he hits and saying "No Hitting" but he'll just hit me again. They say you have to be consistent, which we are. They also say to use time out. I'm not sure about that one. I'm more about doing things the old school way.

Pink Eye

Update on Tesshin - he's got pink eye. I can't believe he's gone almost a year and a half at daycare with only one incident of it. I'd say that's pretty good. He came home Tuesday with a goopy eye and I suspected pink eye but I wasn't sure. Just kinda brushed it off as eye boogies. Then he woke with a crust eye on Wednesday. I'm such a bad a mom I still took him to daycare thinking if it was pink eye, Madeline would immediately call me and ask me to pick him up. Well she never called so I still thought it was eye boogies. Then this morning he woke up with two crusty eyes and when I cleaned him up they were pretty pink. I called the doctor and she saw us this morning at 9:30. We got a prescription for eyedrops - 7 DAYS!!!! That's not gonna be fun. I just hope I don't get it.

Wii Fun

I brought out the Wii yesterday since Tessho and I were at home sick. When Tesshin came home from daycare he saw the controllers out and started "playing" with us. He'll move the controller and joystick up and down. His favorite game is Mario vs. Sonic Olympics. He didn't too well with the 100m Swimming but he enjoyed the Rowing. I also dusted off the Wii Fit board and did some off the Balance Games. There is one where you're in a bubble and you have to float down the river without hitting the walls or else your bubble pops. In the middle of that game, you hear a bee buzzing and eventually it'll pop up on your screen. When Tesshin heard the bee he said "bee!" and pointed to the TV. I kept hitting the wall and popping my bubble so I played that a couple of times and every time Tesshin would point to the bee and say "bee". Another game I played was another balance game with the penguin. You have to catch as many fish as you can while you balance yourself on an iceberg. Every time a fish would pop out the water, Tesshin would point and say "fish!". I know at this point in his life, he is just a big sponge. He really is soaking in everything. He may not always get the right color or shape but he's getting there, one day at a time :o)

Somersaults

The three of us have caught some type of virus and we're probably passing it to each other because we can't seem to shake it. Since we're all sick, we've been at home in our PJs so I've tried to be creative so Tesshin doesn't get bored. After the paper cup telephones, music concert and teepee tunnel, Tesshin surprised me when he started doing somersaults. He can't do full somersaults, but he'll get into position and then fall to the side and land on his back. I think in his mind, he's done a full somersault. He loves to jump around and climb on top of EVERYTHING! I have to check Long Beach Recs and see if they have a tumbling class. If I can ever figure out how to post videos, I'll post his somersaults.