Comments on: Thoughts for Thursday | Secret Santa Party

By: Kristy {Seven Graces}

Kristy {Seven Graces} — Fri, 19 Dec 2014 02:05:00 +0000

Girlfriend! Boy do I feel about the tantrums! I thought we were going to have smooth sailing into the twos. I thought, "It won't be terrible." Ha! My little miss will be two in February, and her fits are about to send me over the edge. I'm still trying to figure it all out.

We dropped her paci when she was four months old, cold turkey during sleep training, BUT she now sucks on her fingers. And I'm pretty sure her teeth have shifted because of it. How do you get them to stop from doing that?! Ugh. Orthodontics are definitely in our future.

On another note, your party looked great! Such a fun season! :) Merry Christmas!

By: Shelby / Recent Somethings

Shelby / Recent Somethings — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 23:38:11 +0000

"We don't want our child to have a snaggle tooth – end of story". Bahaha love it and TOTALLY agree! He is one cutie, that's for sure!

By: Caitlin Elizabeth

Caitlin Elizabeth — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 22:45:03 +0000

The hot chocolate bar looks Pinterest – worthy! I love Secret Santa, sounds like a great party! And he may be throwing a tantrum but he sure is cute in his Santa outfit 🙂

By: Katie Elizabeth

Katie Elizabeth — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 22:12:15 +0000

The party looks pretty perfect! Big bummer about your phone but at least now you get a new one?! And while I don't have any advice about Brody, you can send him over here for a little play date 🙂

By: Meg Taylor

Meg Taylor — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 21:54:45 +0000

That hot cocoa bar looks soooo good!! And your son in his outfit is beyond adorable. I'm sorry about the tantrums!

By: Queen In Between

Queen In Between — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 20:56:35 +0000

Party pix look so fun! I will just say once you have made the decision on the bottle/paci there is no going back. He will eventually get over it but all kids are so different. Those were the things he most likely turned to for comfort so he will have to find another way to "pacify" himself and that will just take time.

By: M @ The Sequin Notebook

M @ The Sequin Notebook — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 20:43:11 +0000

My little guy is only 15 months and I swear the terrible twos have already arrived, so I feel your pain! The feet stomps and pouts are a regular occurance in my house, though half the time he looks so cute doing it that it's hard to get too mad 😉 It looks like it was a fabulous secret santa party – I love all of the cute and festive details!

xoxo, – M @ The Sequin Notebook

By: Jessica and Katie Sweet Little Ones

Jessica and Katie Sweet Little Ones — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 20:12:23 +0000

I'm so sorry about your phone and the tantrums. I agree with what Kristy said above. That's what we do too. I get down to their level and talk to them calmly as well – trying to explain the situation. Something like: "You have to calm down first if you want xyz…" I know it's hard/impossible to reason with a kid that age, but I think just calmly talking to them at their level is a good habit to start for when they can understand later! Plus, I think your calmness can be reassuring to them. I hope it gets better for you. That really is the pits.

Your party looks absolutely fabulous! All of your parties do! I hope you and your family have a wonderful Christmas together! -Jess

http://www.sweetlittleonesblog.com / sweetlittleonesblog@gmail.com

By: Pink and Fabulous

Pink and Fabulous — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 18:47:43 +0000

I am going to hop on a plane and invite myself down to one of your parties! #hostesswiththemostess Greyson will be three in a couple of weeks and we cannot get him off the damn paci to save our lives. It's brutal!

By: Kristy @ Rejoice and Repeat

Kristy @ Rejoice and Repeat — Thu, 18 Dec 2014 18:27:09 +0000

I can't wait to see more of the party. As for the tantrums, we've found refusing to give her what she wants until she's calm has been very effective. We began having issues at 18 months and now at 20 months she might get mad but no tantrums. In our experience it was a battle of the wills and we had to show her that ours were stronger 🙂 it wasn't always easy but it's been worth it.