had my friend over today with her 7 month old baby thought it would be good for dd2 (20 months) to slowly get her used to interaction with other children as this baby is very placid and happy. WRONG!
Baby is now babbling and DD hated it :( Every time baby babbled DD got very red in the face her bottom lip quivered and she started crying. It was so upsetting. My friend is very understanding of DDs social anxiety problems and was good about it. DD wouldnt even look at the baby for the whole 90 mins they were here, she would look at my friend and hand her toys but would not look at the baby other than the odd glance over her shoulder to make sure the baby had not got any closer to her! In the end DD kept fiddling with babys shoes and shoving them towards baby which i know means she wants the baby to go. I understand that she doesnt like a babys cry but i dont get that she doesnt even like a babys babbling noise !!!!! Im struggling to understand her at the moment. When she is in situations like this she shows physical signs of stress i.e. sweating, tacky skin, goosebumps etc. Am I doing the right thing trying to get her used to these situations?? Or should I stop visitors to the house for the foreseeable!!
This evening she had an almighty tantrum and was tiptoeing everywhere with tears pouring down her face shouting 'shoeeeeessssssss' at top of her voice. So i put her shoes on. In the end she went to bed with her pyjamas and shoes on! I sometimes feel like DD2 is running the house.