Yeh the shouting really helped solidify it I think, like it was a conduit for my force of will to stabilize the dream.
Haha the weirdest thing about the toddler was how it looked Because I knew at the time that I didn't look like that, its face was just so alien in some ways.

I've only ever heard of them really, since I thought it'd be ages until I could even attempt stuff in a LD. I'll give them a shot though