Terrible 4 months?
I have always heard of the terrible twos. The time when being a mother can put even the calmest mom on an edge. However, I recently have experienced the terrible 4 months. This past month my wonderful happy-go-lucky son was newly named “Mr. Cranky Pants”. His normal happy demeanor went south and the screaming began. At first I thought it was something I was doing; of coarse mom guilt. However, as I would secretly watch him from behind a corner I would notice his temperament. He would get so angry with himself and his surroundings because he could not do or get what he wanted. He was constantly screaming and crying and never occupied for more than five minutes. As I watched him change it dawned on me, his brain is too big! At four months his brain had developed way past his body. He could want things and have thoughts about doing, but could not actually do them. This made him so frustrated. I would watch him try and reach for something and not be able to do what he wanted and then he would scream in frustration. It’s an interesting concept and I cannot imagine what it must be like. I’m just glad we don’t remember any of it! We have moved on since then to teething, a whole new bowl of fun, but he seems clearer in his thoughts and his ability to act them out.
I have always heard of the terrible twos. The time when being a mother can put even the calmest mom on an edge. However, I recently have experienced the terrible 4 months. This past month my wonderful happy-go-lucky son was newly named “Mr. Cranky Pants”. His normal happy demeanor went south and the screaming began. At first I thought it was something I was doing; of coarse mom guilt. However, as I would secretly watch him from behind a corner I would notice his temperament. He would get so angry with himself and his surroundings because he could not do or get what he wanted. He was constantly screaming and crying and never occupied for more than five minutes. As I watched him change it dawned on me, his brain is too big! At four months his brain had developed way past his body. He could want things and have thoughts about doing, but could not actually do them. This made him so frustrated. I would watch him try and reach for something and not be able to do what he wanted and then he would scream in frustration. It’s an interesting concept and I cannot imagine what it must be like. I’m just glad we don’t remember any of it! We have moved on since then to teething, a whole new bowl of fun, but he seems clearer in his thoughts and his ability to act them out.