Just in the past week or two Nicholas has turned into a momma's boy, only willing to be comforted by me when he gets really upset. This started while we were on vacation and we theorized that it was linked to feeling overwhelmed by all the new sights and people and wanting something familiar and comfortable. But he is still doing it.
Back when Nicholas was only really smiling for Joe and I was feeling left out we kept saying that he didn't like Joe better, he just liked us differently. I was insecure and didn't know if I believed it, but it now seems to be true. He has decided that Daddy is fun but Mommy is comfort.
And on the one hand it is sort of nice to have him react that way, to be able to fix things no one else can, but on the other hand I don't want to encourage this because then I will always have to be the one to deal with him when he is upset. And so right now he is fighting Joe on sleeping and I am having to resist really hard not to go to him. If he keeps this up for much longer I probably will. We let him win way too often, I think.
Update: Joe brought him over and I set him on my lap and he immediately calmed down. He is now sitting here quite content while I write this. Hmmmm, I don't think I like this, but I'm not sure how to fix it.
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