Weekend Recap: Cars & Crying

This post won't be too exciting, as our weekend did not go as planned, but I will try to keep it as positive as possible.  :)  I was supposed to have a girls' night on Friday to celebrate my friend Sheila, but my driving buddy ended up getting sick and I wasn't feeling the greatest either plus Ben was still a little off, so we ended up canceling at the last minute. :(  Hanging out with my college girlfriends does not happen often enough, so it was sad that we couldn't see each other.  SUPER excited for Sheila's wedding in a few weeks though!

Ben and I went to music class on Saturday morning and thankfully it went a better than the previous week.  He still wants to be held almost the whole time, but he does love his music.  After music class, we had big plans to check out an indoor farmer's market, since we are desperate for some warmer weather over here, not to mention it was snowing for the 500th time this winter.  However, Ben was the absolute crabbiest he has ever been.  I believe his huge tantrum started when I wouldn't let him have his nuk after he refused his bottle that had some whole milk in it.  He was screaming and shaking and was completely inconsolable.  He was mad when I was holding him, he was mad when I put him down.  I was getting so frustrated that I just put him in his bed, but that only made him more mad.  I finally swaddled him up and he calmed a bit, and then when I went to sit with him in his rocker, he got mad again.  He apparently didn't want me to sit because he tried to pull me off of the chair with his little paws.  I knew that he would have stopped crying instantly if I gave him the nuk, but I stayed strong until he finally fell sleep in my arms.  It was a short-lived cat nap and he woke up crabby, but he was at least redirectable at that point.  He looks so innocent in this picture below but do not be fooled!

This little fit took longer than it should have, so the farmer's market was closed by the time that we were ready to go.  We didn't want to stay in the house any longer, so we ended up going to the grocery store.    (Oooo...exciting!!)  Thankfully, Ben was perfectly content in the car there and back AND he made about 20 new girlfriends as he ate his way through the store.

On Sunday morning, Andy and Ben had some boy bonding at the car show with Andy's dad, bother, and nephew.   It's is a yearly tradition, but this was Ben's first time.  According to Andy, Ben LOVED it.  He got to climb in cars and even had a mini-meltdown when he had to be taken out of one of them.

I had a pretty awesome morning myself,  and went to the gym and the mall before having lunch with my mom.  I rarely have free time so I was trying to make the most of it!  Of course Ben didn't want to nap when he came home, so we made some play-dough which kept him busy for a LONG time.  He was a little skeptical at first, but he thought everything we made with the play dough was hilarious.  (Or a "ball")  

I don't know what was up with Ben all weekend, but he was just not himself.  He was crying a lot when he didn't get his way, which is something we do NOT want to reinforce.  I think he gets frustrated that he cannot always verbally communicate his needs.  Ugh!  Thankfully today (Monday) he seems to be back to his old happy self.  Well, aside from when he went to school.  Day #3 was a bust.  I called to check on him and they said he was crying a lot, not playing with the other kids, and not eating.  I was a little frustrated that they were asking me what to do and said the he is like this because he only goes once a week.  Not much consolation for a worried mom who just wants to scoop her baby up and take him home!  My mom ended up going to pick him up a little early.  He was happy as can be when she got there and was showing her different things.  Benji!!  Hoping he likes it better next week! 

I better end this post before it crashes on me for the 25th time.   The pictures are a bit blurry but it took me so many tries to upload them that they will have to do.  Goodnight!