Please Return My Regular Son ASAP
I fear Carson has been abducted by aliens. In the past few days he's gone through some sort of disturbing metamorphosis.
This alien version of Carson is LOUD!!! And he's SCREAMS! ALL! THE! TIME! FOR! NO! REASON! AT! ALL! He's even loud when he's pointing at a snoozing Ella and shouting SSSSSH! BEBE SEEPIN!
He is starting to look different. His noggin is covered in bumps. The entire length of both shins are black and blue and funky shades of purple from his numerous bruises. And his knees both have bloody scabs.
"Carson" must run! Everywhere! And then he'll fall down because he's terribly clumsy. He runs! unless we're in a parking lot and I'm carrying Ella in the carseat. Then he morphs into a turtle, walking as slow as possible and examining every rock. (I always seem to park in gravel lots.)
My sweet little Carson has also become a sweathog. He's afflicted with Sweaty Head Syndrome, a definite medical condition if you ask me. When he plays outside and gets hot, his head sweats buckets and buckets. He also seems to be affected during his naps, leaving a giant sweat-circle on his pillow. It's disgusting. I'd expect this from a pubescent boy, not a 20 month old.
Not only is he sweaty, but at the end of the day he just stinks. No longer does he smell like Baby Aveeno. His aroma is that of dirt. And boogers. Maybe even a hint of poo. What happened to my baby boy who I once used to cuddle and sniff because he smelled so good??
Speaking of cuddling, he would rather shove a hot poker in his eye than cuddle with his Mommy. I'll occasionally get a kiss, but only on the cheek, and if nobody else is around. He's much to young to think I'm completely uncool.
Simple activities, such as having a drink have become a battle. He wants his Choo Choo milk. NOW! Then suddenly he wants Choo Choo water. NOWWWWWW! Don't dare give him the Elmo cup. His head spins around and green goo spews from his mouth if every drink is not in his choo choo cup.
Mealtimes leave Carson looking as if he was in a food fight. In reality, I suppose he was in a food fight, just with himself. I've mentioned before that he loves to put food in his hair, but it's gotten worse. He smears food all over his face rather than eat it. I've attempted to give him utensils at which he laughs an evil cackle "bwa ha ha" and proceeds to use the spoon as a bat, flinging food everywhere.
If in fact he was abducted by aliens, and by the off chance these aliens happen to read mommy blogs, could you all help me and spread the word that I'd really like to have my regular, sweet, quiet, and clean Carson back? Otherwise, I'm going to need to attend the training titled "Toddlers 101, You're Screwed Sucka."


32 People are even more brilliant:
I've only been reading a short time, but my guess is 2 and 1/2? That's about the same time my own daughter turned into the queen of Tantrums and Completely Unreasonable Behavior. She's four now; I'm glad to have her back :).
Hang in there!
I was thinking the same thing. 2, perchance?
And P.S. 4 rocks.
I hate to break it to ya BB but
WELCOME TO THE WORLD OF BOYS.
The smell of boogers and dirt never goes away after they pass 18 months. Once they potty train and are always dribbling in their underwear, they'll begin to smell like men's public restrooms too.
18 months is when the aliens come and steal them.
Thanks for letting me know what to expect! As always, keeping it real. And I love you for it! (Thanks Queen Heather, too! My baby is 14 months, so I guess I have 4 months left, right?)
It's not just a boy thing - my daughter has been, and is, the same way - right down to the sweating!
Take the Toddler 101 class!!
Babyhead isn't so bad as that...but he too is covered in various bruises from running everywhere...and falling over everything. He has even had donut shaped bruises that took me forver to figure out they were from him falling on a duplo block.
Babyhead also sweats like crazy...it could be freezing in the house and his head would be sweating...it is a boy thing I wonder?
The food thing is getting on my nerves too. He doesn't use utensils much...why should he when we will feed him?? But here lately he doesn't want to eat anything but "hot tarts", cookie crisp (dry), and cheerios (dry). Would be ok sometimes if he didnt wake up in the middle of the night hungry.
Little heifer.
Just a hunch, but you did give him an adult name.
I was thinking...is he turning three???
'cause when Fa turned three she was abducted by aliens too...
Never been the same since.
oh if only it were as simple as aliens. but I fear this is just the LATEST PHASE your darling dear is going through. Hang on... it's going to be a rocky, and messy, ride!
yup...so going through the same BS with my 18 month old. sigh. I feel your pain.
Ahh yes, sounds sooo familiar. The Bug morphed to crazy, stinky, cranky toddler man as he neared his 2nd birthday.Congratulations.
The "consolation" I keep hearing from people with older kids is that 3 is worse. Great, Thanks.
I never realized boogers had a smell...
And, honey, its not getting better for a looooong time!
DV has been going through this too! We had to spend all of Church outside because he was screaming... and he loves going to Church too!
If you find out what aliens took Carson maybe the would return DV as well??
sass is very similiar - she wants certain cups ?? wtf...they are all the same, just drink. LOUD.LOUD LOUDDD
my son officially became a MAN at around the same time. just before 2. oh...the sweaty head syndrome...
It is sad how at some point, you kiss your toddler's head and realize they no longer smell like powdery goodness. My kid is affected by the Sweaty Head Syndrome, too. And she's a sweet little girl with blond ringlets! At least boys are kind of SUPPOSED to get stinky at some point.
Welcome to two...and as I leave two-ville forever myself in just a few short weeks, I am reminded that...THREE IS WAY WORSE THAN TWO!!!! I'll be happy to join you as a senior member of the "You're Screwed..." class.
Ya, welcome to two. Sucks, doesn't it? It started around 18 months old and is beginning to end at three...
It's the year of extremes. Extremely great, and extremely difficult.
Yeah. Sorry, honey. You are scrooooooooed.
Same-same here.
Oh. My. GOODDDD. My 2 and a half year old is doing the exact. Same. Thing. Holy crap, you're starting to freak me out. The getting in the car thing? I literally just threw her in her carseat today and said, "no! Mommy do it!" because DAYAM, woman, just get in the CAR already.
I went to the "You're Screwed Sucka" training. There was Vodka.
Ah, the hint of poo... Sorry, Binky Bitch but a giggle escaped me when reading that line. Silly toddlers, don't they know their mamas need to be treated like queens (especially when dealing with a crying baby on top of everything else).
Sending you hugs - let me know if they're not strong enough, and then maybe I shall have to send you something better instead. Like alcohol.
Toddler-hood still seems better than teenager-hood. Be grateful...
Ah, he's turning into his own little person.
A little person who apparently will be developing green skin in the near future. ;)
Sorry, we've been at that stage for over a year. Wish I could tell you it gets better soon, but I can't.
This is the stuff everyone is afraid to tell you when you are pg for the first time.
Every high school kid should have to carry around a 2 or 3 year old for a week instead of that stupid egg. Teen pregnancy rates would plummet drastically.
Good luck. We are in the same stinky boat.
I guess i got lucky in that my boy wasn't abducted until he was about 3.
Those same aliens abducted my son B too.
The alien version only knows how to say "I don't wanna, I dont hafta and I'm not gonna"
:(
I hope Carson returns soon!
You'll get him back but with a whole new crop of issues. Cheers.
They took my sweet boy too--about a year ago. He comes back for days at a time only to disappear for long periods of timeout (although my husband and I joke that with Zack we're working on the time-in program).
Sounds abour right, hopefully the aliens will return your sweet boy soon (proberly just in time for Ella to start sigh)
My daughter is a HUGE sweater, always has been! If you not have an ac around her set at at least 70 her beautiful red hair is dark and plastered to hear head and ew does it stink. Im conviced that children smell like cookies and dirt.
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