Abbey-Sourus

We have entered a rough period with Miss Abigail.  She is digging her feet in, asserting her stubborn nature at a new level and overall yelling a lot.  So I've realized I have to dig in deeper.  The if you don't stop screaming you are going in your crib until you do method has commenced.  An hour and 15 minutes Thursday (as a I ran a fever) and only 20 minutes yesterday evening as she then fell asleep.  She gets so mad, throwing everything out, including her sheets.  The worst part of this stage is that it's hard for everyone to focus on all the wonderful things about her when she acts like that.  Her loving nature, her sense of humor and fun side.  I let it get to far, because I know some of it is fueled by her frustration about not talking as well as she'd like to.

I do know it's my job to direct her right so that she can use all that for good, not evil.  Abbey has the tenacity to be anything she wants.  Seriously.  And I'm glad to say I don't thinks she'll ever be a follower or sleep with some guy to get him to like her.  That part I like.

I told her last night that I love her not in spite of her flaws but because of her flaws.  I don't want her to eve think I only love the easy side.  That's not true unconditional love.