Lauren is a funny girl. She is very quiet and reserved, sometimes goofy and silly, but then also at times very loud (especially her screams) and not afraid to let her opinion be known. If she doesn't like it, she'll let you know! She can throw a fit like none other that I have seen before. Seriously. For example, the other day I decided to wash her blankies. I knew this could potentially cause a tantrum, so when she wasn't looking I snuck her blankies downstairs and threw them in the washer. Well, all was well until about five minutes into the wash cycle and she realized her blankies were missing. Oh my. She started screaming and crying and ran downstairs crying, "No! No! Don't wash my blankies!" She screamed and cried for the rest of the wash cycle. She'd stand up to try and open the lid to the washer, and then when she couldn't open it she'd throw herself down on the floor in defeat. For the first five or ten minutes I found it mildly entertaining (see above picture that I took with my phone), but then it just got a bit rediculous. She didn't stop until the wash cycle was finished and I moved the blankies to the dryer and she realized they were wet. She settled down long enough for me to tell her she could have them back when they were finished drying. I guess she felt okay with that because the fit finally ended. Thank goodness! Anyway, these sorts of tantrums occur at the rate of three or four a week and some days are worse than others. When we're home I just let her throw her fit in her room, but things get more difficult when we're say at the grocery store or when we're trying to get her dressed for church and she does NOT want to wear a dress. I'm hoping that these tantrums are a phase and she'll eventually grow out of it. In the meantime, we'll just keep plugging along. :-)
