Everyday we learn a little bit more about parenting. Today's lesson was be careful how close you put the stroller to, well, basically everything. You would think after the tea set episode I would know this, but I guess I needed a refresher course. For the record, the little tear in her eye is because I left her to get the camera, not because I scolded her.

We are practicing the "walk away" method to deal with her tantrums. We have learned that you have to completely walk away and ignore her. I tried just sitting away from her and watching the drama, but that encourages rather than discourages. It is hard to keep one eye on her to make sure she doesn't hurt herself and at the same time appear to ignore her. It does seem to shorten the dramas. I'm still hoping they stop completely soon.

She understands that she is the "Ba Ba" and will point at herself proudly and say "baba". I think she might understand that I am the mama. She says mama all the time. She does not understand that Phillip is the dada, but she says that a lot too.

We have been playing classical music for her. When she likes the song, she will sway and close her eyes. It is very cute. She will even clap at the end of a song. For the most part, the music is background noise to her, but sometimes it catches her attention.