unexpected refusals to talk...whimpering

[**guest**]

an example -- we are cuddling in the morning, i am reading to her in bed. 'mommy, can you read this book to me?' 'SURE'.

exactly when i thing 'what a blissful moment' dd starts softly whimpering, rolling on the bed in frustration. i ask her what's up. her whimpering intensifies. i try to figure out what she wants -- another book, to drink, to nurse, to pee... etc. she would not say what is wrong, but is clearly frustrated and often this escalates to screaming.

then after 5 minutes of this she would say something like 'i told you already i wanted you to read 2 books, not 1' -- while meanwhile it was never the issue, and i never said i'd limit the number of books etc.

the best explanation i can come up with is that she experiences some kind of existential ennui and it is hard for her to express this in words. maybe she feels the bliss will be interrupted? or that good things might not last -- baby will start fussing, or i will decide to get up and make breakfast, etc.

i find it is frustrating when i cannot figure out what is wrong, while seemingly everything was so great, and when she is making the most annoying sounds one can imagine :

anyone going through the same? how do you deal with this?

[beansricerevolt]

sometimes my dd gets upset and will not respond when I ask her whats wrong. One min. shes playing in her room and the next min. shes coming up to me crying (the kind of cry that means her feelings are hurt, whimpering). I ask her whats wrong and she says nothing and hids her face. I've learned a little trick
(from the super nanny show, I know sounds silly), when this happens I kneel down to her level and say "Chloe, when your ready to talk about what ever is bothering you, i'm here." She either tells me or she gets over it. Its usually, I want you to play with me.