Thank you to everyone who gave me encouragement and advice to my last post. My DD is now almost 6 months old (on the 15)and I feel like I'm going out of my mind.

Here's what happens:

7:00am wake up she says "I love you" (her first word(s)) I turn on the classic winnie the pooh dvd (if I try and turn on anything else she freaks out and starts to throw a HUGE fit, no tears, but as angry as can be, face turns red, she stomps in her bouncy baby Einstein chair) she then continues to watch the whole dvd, saying I love you to pooh eversooften and chewing on her paci.

8:30am nurses then gets on the floor for tummy time

8:45am won't lay on the floor anymore and insists on cooking every morning.

NOTE: she knows exactly what she wants to do, when she wants to do it. She will talk to whatever it is in a very sweet, nice voice until she gets it. Talking to the kitchen means she wants to cook, talking to the door means she wants outside, talking to the tv means she wants pooh bear on etc.

9:30am morning nap

12:00pm wakes up says "I love you" then talks to the tv.... on goes winnie the pooh. (I have tried to get her to watch new things and it won't work.)

12:30pm she's ready to take on the world. Here's where the trouble begins.

1) she won't be held, she wants to "feel" like she's standing by herself, walking by herself, sitting up by herself. She will get angry and push my hand away. She hates tummy time, because she can't do much once she rolls from her back to her tummy, she gets really frustrated. She can only scoot backwards or turn around like a clock.

2) she won't let anyone hold her, watch her, take care of her but me.

3) She rarely cries, and mostly gets angry. She only cries if I try to cook without her, then she acts like I broke her heart.

4) She isn't happy with the tons of toys she has...only new toys will hold interest. I have tried alternating her things so they seem new after a few weeks..doesn't work.

5) She only wants to do "big girl" things, write/draw, drink from a glass, eat food etc. We went to the zoo and she was fine until she realized that she can't go play with the animals!!

6) I know books are important, and she really loves them, but she gets frustrated because she can't pick the stuff up off the page. She wants to pick up the pictures...I don't know if that makes sense, guess you would have to see it. She has honed her fine motor muscles and wants every little thing, a character towel can't even go unnoticed because it frustrates her she can't get the picture off of it. So, bath time with plain colored towels.


3:30pm Afternoon nap.

5:30pm Wakes up, nurses, says "I love you" and watches Pooh.

5:45pm Helps me make dinner.

6:30pm tummy time while I eat.

7:30pm Nurses then the trouble starts again. Can't make her happy.

8:45pm Bedtime.

start all over the next day. Of course every day I try new things to entertain her, keep her mind active...it's tough when she can't write, draw, or voice her opinions in actual sentences.

Frustration and anger are in every part of the day...I'm really worried about this. I am doing my best and giving every minute of my time...but I just feel like there's more to do to help her but I don't know what it is. Sometimes I feel like a bad parent, but I'm doing everything I can to meet her needs. I'm a stay at home mom, I work at home only when she's asleep, I take her anywhere she starts talking to.... I am doing all the pre-school learning materials, which she enjoys very, very much. But after that, she just get's so, so bored. I am just plain out of ideas. I feel like I'm trying to raise a kindergartner in a 6 month old's body. Very, very frustrating for me and her.