just because you have to have a fourth of july post...right?

Yesterday was fun - now onto today. Brielle had one of her meltdowns in church today. The water tray during Sacrament meeting was passed by her twice, both times she was very sure that she didn't want any water. Fast forward 3 minutes. She wants to know where her water is. I quietly remind her that she didn't want any water. The screaming begins. I start the bribes - - - it's not working. I pick her up and start walking out to the hall. She begins SCREAMING "let me go, I want my daddy, I want my daddy!" She wiggles out of my arms and starts beelining towards the sacrament doors to open them to "go get my daddy" she is freaking out, I'm trying to talk to her rationally (is that even possible?) but she won't have any of it. She then takes off down the hall - stopping every few steps, turning towards me and yelling at me to "stop flowowwing her". I really at am a loss of words. Five minutes earlier she was just cuddling me. In the mean time about 15 people pass us giving me the can you please control your child look (okay - they may not have, but that's what I felt like they must be thinking) I take her outside to try and calm her down. Doesn't really work. We go back inside - she's still screaming (and swatting at me) then Chris (thankfully) walks out into the hall, Brielle runs into his arms and calms down. He asks what's wrong, and as she wipes her tears away simply states "nothing". She then leans for me and asks to go back into Sacrament meeting.

She did the same thing a few weeks ago with Mike when we were at Sea World. She went on a little rampage and didn't want him to follow her while he was trying to take her to the bathroom while screaming for her mommy. She kept turning around to make sure he wasn't following her and if she spotted him, she freaked out even more. He said he was trying to duck behind trees and people so she couldn't see him while trying not to loose her at the same time. He was mortified.

I knew that as a baby her demeanor was too perfect and that I had it coming for me. She is definitely making up for lost time. I am not patient enough for the terrible two's...she is SO stinkin strong willed it drives me NUTS! She has meltdowns if I: buckle her in her car seat (she has to do it), if I flush the toilet (she has to do it), if I sing in the car (only she can sing in the car), if I get her dressed (she has to do it) - the only thing she doesn't want to do by herself is sleep in her own bed. Little stinker! I'm only hoping that since she started being a stinker a little early it will end a little early. I'm crossing my fingers X.