Understanding Bubba

I love my little guy and all his little quirks. Instead of handing us his cup when he wants more to drink, he puts it in his pack n play. He loves anything that spins...ceiling fans and wheels. He loves watching Nascar, screeches on cue every time the characters on Spongebob do and will shout out a few letters while watching Wheel of Fortune. Some toddlers have fun playing with cars, trucks, animals and blocks. He prefers running around with his baby spoon, emptying the contents of my appliance cupboard into his pack n play, flipping light switches and opening and closing doors.

Meal times can be very interesting. Some days he'll chow down on his chicken nuggets (one of the few food he'll eat), other days they're used as missiles. We avoid going out to eat because we're lucky if we can get him to sit in a high chair for more than 10 minutes at a time.

We don't take him places where he can't be in his stroller and constantly moving. Letting him out and running around just isn't an option. It'd be like a bull in a China shop. Contrary to popular belief, it doesn't matter how many people are there to "entertain" him. He is very curious and doesn't understand when he isn't allowed to do something, which results in a melt down. Some would say that he just needs to learn the word "no" and how to behave in public. To those people I say you just need to learn that with him it's not that simple. He doesn't learn like you and I do. He is different. Please just learn to accept that and keep your mouth shut until you are able to do so. Please and thank you.