Pre-Terrible Twos

Maevy,

This week has been interesting one. I haven't heard any comments from school, but at home we have had some "situations".

Situation 1- On Tuesday night, you lost it. In retrospect, I think maybe you are getting your 2 yr old molars in,which might have made you cranky. You said you were hungry, but would not get in your seat or eat anything. You just crying and crying. Finally I just held you for a few minutes, and then you just stopped and pointed at the pictures of our families we have on the wall. You finally ate dinner and took your bath. Then I snuck out for a meeting. You went to bed ok, but kept waking up crying for the next hour or so. Again, I think it was your teeth. We should have given you some tylenol.

Situation 2- See Designer Diva post.

Situation 3- Food Demands
Last night during dinner you were doing great, as usual. You ate your ham and all of your broccoli. For some reason, you didn't want your vegetable orzo that you've been eating all week. You started pointing towards some pumpkin cookies that I made the night before. You've never had a pumpkin cookie, but you did have some pumpkin bread that morning for breakfast. I think you thought that's what it was. After lots of whining and crying, I offered you a piece of cookie. It was not what you expected and you lost it. This was kind of funny to me because what child cries over a chocolate chip pumpkin cookie. While you were crying with your mouth open, I put a little bit of the cookie on your tongue so you could taste it. After you composed yourself and realized chocolate was involved, you picked up the rest of the cookie and ate it. P.S. I snuck a pea in the cookie.

Situation 4- Mommy obsession
Right now you are obsessed with the Mommy. We have been doing the same routine in the morning for over a year now. Daddy gets you up, brushes your teeth, and gets you dressed. Mommy gets your breakfast ready and Daddy sits with you while you eat. Once Mommy is done getting ready for work, we head for school.

But this morning, you would not eat your food if Daddy helped and you pulled Daddy's hand to get him out of the chair he normally sits in. Then made Mommy sit down and help you eat. I love you Maev, but this is ridiculous. If we didn't have such a tight schedule, I don't think we would have given into your demands.We're a team and you're going to need to get on board with both Mommy AND Daddy.

I'm praying this is just a phase. Otherwise I see lots of whining and crying in our future.