To borrow from the movie for which this blog is named, "uh, strange things are happening!"  You see, when Jack Jack was a baby, he was... well, a baby.  He cried and it was pretty easy to "fix" him with the typical baby stuff... food, rocking, holding, sleep. 

Well, our Jack-Jack is becoming a person.  Suddenly, it seems, he has arrived on the scene to announce, "Hey!  Everyone listen up!  I have important things I want to do!  I want to do them now, and I want to do them my way!  They are very cool, so do not mess with my plans or someone is gonna get hurt!"

Only, because he can't even begin to say any of that, this is how it usually sounds......... "WAAAHHH!"

We are, indeed, superheroes, but all the fussing is beginning to wear us down.  There are some things we have found thus far, though: Jack-Jack really enjoys telling what sounds different animals make, ie.  What does a doggie say?  "Woof woof!", etc.  This game will usually gain us a full ten fuss-free minutes.  He also loves to eat, but this can lead to some frustration because WHAT he wants to eat is not always what I am feeding him at that very moment, so there is usually a lot of screaming involved at meal time.  We are trying to teach him not to scream at meals, but thus far it has been an uphill battle to say the least.

Today I built BC Builders I Fell Tower with him for a half hour, just building it up and letting him knock it down with the dinosaur.  He really liked that, and that is when it occurred to me that much of the fussing that is going on in this phase is likely due in part to boredom.  I am going to try directing him to certain activities and at least getting him started with them, and changing frequently for variety.  We will see what happens.  I should also get out my old trusty toddler standbys, Barbara Curtis' Small Beginnings and Slow and Steady Get Me Ready, and those will give me some things to do with him or help Violet and Dash to do with him.

If you have any Incredible ideas, I would love them!  I know that this too shall pass, but some creative ideas in the meantime can only help!