We just recently started using time-outs with Stella when we have to, and it works surprisingly well, although I thought she might be too young still. Today I gave her a time out in her crib because she kept thrashing and kicking when I tried to change her diaper. I told her I would come and get her when she was ready to be changed. She didn’t cry or anything, just played in there for a few minutes, and then she started yelling ” Reeedddyyy! Reeedddyyy!” When I went in to get her, I told her I was going to change her, and she says “NO. NO. NO!”, so I go through the whole thing again, and she starts yelling “Ready!” almost as soon as I was out the door. She has never said that before, so I was pretty surprised that she understood so much. Funny girl.

 Tonight we were playing with Stella bit before she went to bed and she got a hold of these soft tree ornaments that I made a few weeks ago to give away at the markets. Will hung one on his ear and then after that she decided she wanted to wear them as earrings. Observe:

She normally freaks out whenever we have to do anything to her like wash her face, or do her hair but she stood perfectly still while Will hung those on her ears, and then when they fell off she would go back and hand them to him to put back on. We had a great laugh over that tonight. Much needed comic relief! Thanks for that Stella.