Motherhood in the Raw

Motherhood in the Raw meant for all those "I wish someone would have told me's". A few more raw items for you to chew on...

1) Temper, Temper. Judah is now 15 months and the tantrums have begun. That's right folks. Evidently those tantrums don't start at the "terrible two's". Judah has thrown himself on the floor in a fit of rage multiple times. WOW, so not ready for this yet.

2) Time out and Spankings. As a follow-up to #1, these are in full swing. We are experimenting with Judah on what discipline works best for him. I was always spanked as a child, but have a hard time doing this to my own son unless it's absolutely called for...now Justin on the other hand...
Time out seems to work fine for me. I can't believe he just sits still until I tell him he can move; amazing how much he comprehends at this age. I read somewhere to do time out for as long as they are old, but I just do it until he calms down which probably is about the same. I've also heard to just ignore the tantrums. That if he knows he's getting a rise out of you, the tantrums will continue. I guess it's all trial and error. I'm assuming we'll have it all figured out by the time we have another one...or not.

3) Look who's talking now. Judah is talking up a storm. He is trying to repeat everything we say even if it sounds like gibberish. It's really very cute. He will just gab when he's in the car. But if he wants something he's very good at letting us know. Just a few of is words are: "EEEEE" for eat,"MO" for more, "Pees" for please, "Dank you" for thank you, "mmmm" for I love you. We have used a few words with sign language which was great before he could talk, but now it seems pointless since he'll just tell us what he wants.

4) Lovey dovey. Despite #'s 1 and 2, Judah is also so affectionate and gives out kisses like candy, even to the ladies at church. haha. He loves to be held and I don't mind doing it, although he is getting quite heavy! He comes running when we pick him up from daycare or the church nursery and promptly places a wet kiss on our mouth. That is seriously my favorite part of my day!




More to come...Mothering is such a learning process. I learn more and more everyday!

Vent Session

Okay, so I feel the need to vent. Fair warning: You do not have to read this post. It's simply for my own good.

Why is it that people feel the need to project their feelings about a subject on you? I mean really...why judge me about a certain topic and to make it public on, say...FACEBOOK? All you are really doing is stirring up dissension and unnecessary drama. I chose to simply delete the comment rather than give a rebuttal. Did I mention I HATE drama? I have no desire to be a part of drama and as Justin would say "Save the Drama for your Mama!".

Matthew 7:1-5
"1 Stop judging others, and you will not be judged. 2 For others will treat you as you treat them. Whatever measure you use in judging others, it will be used to measure how you are judged. 3 And why worry about a speck in your friend's eye when you have a log in your own? 4 How can you think of saying, 'Let me help you get rid of that speck in your eye,' when you can't see past the log in your own eye? 5 Hypocrite! First get rid of the log from your own eye; then perhaps you will see well enough to deal with the speck in your friend's eye."

Wow, I don't think it could be said more clearly. Now, don't get me wrong. I'm not perfect and don't claim to be, but I certainly try to be cautious about what I say, and think about what I say before I say it or put it in black and white for all the world to see.

Psalm 139:23
"Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my thoughts."

Okay, so I'm feeling better and am trying not to let the "little things in life" get to me.