Calming down

So when Emma gets frustrated she has started to throw fits by rolling around on the floor and crying, apparently exasperated by whatever task she is trying to accomplish but is having trouble. When thinking about dealing with this, I thought maybe ignoring her would work, but it really didn't. So I stole Martha's (my old neighbor) idea and I ask Emma if she is frustrated and needs to calm down. (I tell her when she is calm I will help her with whatever she is having trouble with.) She always says yes. And by now I don't usually have to tell her where to go, but when she needs to calm down she goes and sits on the first step and when she is calm she usually pokes her head around and starts talking to me...I have no idea what she says. Usually just going to sit on the step calms her down, so she really only sits there for a second. I think it is productive to teach her how to calm herself down when she gets frustrated, and how to solve the problem rather than punishing her every time she gets frustrated because the lid for the dolly's crystal coffin won't go on right. (More on that later.) So thanks Martha for letting me steal your idea.

Also, Emma is still having tummy troubles. The doctor said it was just a virus and it will just take longer for Emma to get better than it would an adult. She is having really bad diaper rash from it now, too. I feel so bad for her, she just screams when I change her diaper. And I think I got whatever she has again. Hopefully we all feel better soon. It is kind of getting old.

And for those who don't know, we are moving May 16 to northern California....Beale AFB to be exact. It is coming soon! Tomorrow we have our first walk-thru with housing.

This storage contain is the dolly's bed. However, Emma likes to put the lid on and lock it.
So we call it the crystal coffin.

Apparently this morning Emma was trying to see if she fit.

I'm all calmed down, Mom! Can I come out?

'Helping' me make applesauce yesterday. Emma tried them all out first.