Need. Coffee.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO. Marta has started throwing tantrums, and I don't mean those occasional fits she used to throw that I called "tantrums" because I believed she was so sweet that those were the extent of her anger.

These tantrums tend to come about when she's gotten a poor night of sleep, and begin at roughly 5:41 a.m. They are increased when she watches too much TV. They are so intense with the screaming that they wake Berit up, which we can't even do with the vacuum right outside her room.

*** (This space reserved for those of you who may have secretly disliked my bragging about her 18-month check-up to comment out-loud, snicker or raise your eyebrows, then pat your non-tantrum-throwing child on the head.) ***