Anatomy of a Small Tantrum

You thought I was taking too long getting ready to go and you wanted to be held. RIGHT NOW! I was trying to explain to you that I can't hold you and put on my coat at the same time but you weren't-going-for-it. It's hard to see in the last picture because I am, obviously, still working to understand the whole shadows-in-pictures thing, but you are giving me a raspberry, showing that you're not just upset, but annoyed.

Fortunately you're cute even when you are having a tantrum. The noise can go straight to my small brain which wants to JUST MAKE IT STOP but you are still endearing.

I can feel that time-outs are in our future, and I'm dreading it. The first few days, the book says, can be hard if you have a headstrong child. Honey, you are writing the book on headstrong, with chapters on advanced crying and why you should do the opposite of what your parents ask because they must be wrong. I should be starting the training now, but I haven't gotten up the chutzpa yet.