well, maya has not walked since friday. and she has not used her fingers since last night. if she has to get somewhere she crawls on her knees and elbows. she has a few little cuts and scratches that seem to have been catalysts in this thing. we are 99% certain in is psychological but she is going to the doctor at 3 to get checked out anyway. maya says she is various babies she knows. she wants to nurse a lot. she takes her pull-up apart so it is a diaper. when she crawls around on her elbows being a monster with miles she is a baby monster. so, seems like the reason she isn't walking is that she wants to be a baby again, but if you ask her she'll tell you "my legs hurt", and point to a week-old 1/2 inch long scratch on her knee.
what can we do? just find a balance between helping to satisfy her emotional needs and not reinforce this too much. we were at a bday party yesterday and i put her down about 20 feet from the pinata. when it broke and the kids swarmed she slowly scooched over on her bottom and arrived just in time to find the last goodie--an eraser which she sadly tasted and spit out. she is absolutely not breaking out of character on this one. she holds her cup between two clenched fists bc there is a little cut or scratch on each hand.
it's hard to grow up. i'm also seeing that our little one has quite the iron will.
i'll let you know when she takes her (second) first steps. i hope it is soon.
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Boy, these kids sure know how to keep us on our toes! Let us know what happens!
baby z had a mystery ailment about a month ago that gave her a lot of pain in her feet and legs, and eventually arms too. It was a virus, apparently, that causes body aches. you might want to try tylenol. that helped a lot. I knew it wasn't psychological b/c she really was obviously in pain tho...
-gc
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