Life with a 2 year old is manic. Somehow, a 2 year old can bring out the very worst in a person. I have some dark guilty memories of losing it with these little insane people. They can be so cute and then the next second they transform into a horrid awful monster. Like when you are hurrying out the door and you have finally managed to dress them and you turn your back for one second and the suitable outfit you have picked out (warm enough for winter, etc.) has been stripped off and a black velvet "bootiful" jumper has replaced it. ARGH!
And the tantrums. They are hysterical. Like when the Barbie's dress isn't put on exactly the way Clara envisioned (I still don't quite know how exactly she wants the dresses put on. I'm not aware of multiple options for dressing Barbie). Or when 3 rubber outfits won't fit on Polly Pocket at the same time. It can be so infuriating I guess. And how about how my 2 year old can become so obsessed with, say shoes and clothes? Particularly dresses. She dresses every day in her church dresses. Not play dresses. She wants the "pretty dresses". Going to church is like we are going to a ball. Everyone is getting dressed up. I get many compliments from Clara when I wear a dress. "I like your dress." "You's dress is beautiful, Mom." The most important reason to dress up is so she can dance. Dress=dancing in Clara's world. What is going on in her little head?
Due to busy carpool schedules Clara doesn't nap. This is bad. I have always been hyper protective of naptime, but mostly it just doesn't fit in our busy schedule. She takes cat naps in the car, but it isn't enough. Anyway, Clara, by evening painfully proves she needs a real nap. Like last night while I was attempting to make dinner, she screamed and cried at my feet, snot and tears making the marker she'd colored all over her face smear all over my clothes and anything she came in contact with. Finally she crawled in between the chair and the ottoman, curled up in a ball, and fell asleep. Of course when she woke up she was even more of a monster.
Two year olds are seriously the most mentally unbalanced group of people I've ever met. So funny and trying, yet at the same time, this is a bittersweet time. This is the last time I will experience 2 year old insanity (knock on wood). I will attempt to treasure it and hopefully, for the first and last time in my parenting career, try to be patient.
watching youtube clips of Snow White:
Enjoying a snack of chocolate chips in her
bootiful dress:
9 comments:
We always said that it is good they are so darling or they would all be killed.
You are correct: it will all be over very quickly, so enjoy the ride.
D.
How can anyone NOT adore that girl? She makes me happy when not much else can. Thanks for having her!
And PS, in the future, when you are really missing having a 2-year-old around, maybe I'll let you borrow mine.
Whatever she is - she sure is CUTE! :)
That stinks that she doesn't get to nap! You are a super-mom! I would most definitely LOSE IT if I didn't have Elena's nap time.
I totally feel you though...with all this. I really enjoyed reading this post - especially the part about the tantrums over 3 rubber dresses not fitting on polly pocket at once- because sometimes I wonder if I am the only person whose daughter throws tantrums when she gets frustrated over something not working the way she thinks it should. I've been wondering if she was totally normal. So, its really refreshing and reassuring to read these posts from other moms. :) Keep up the good work!
that last picture is killing me. too funny. honestly, cash is killing us right now. he has a problem with EVERYTHING. he has worn the same pair of shorts for the past 3 days now. he refuses to wear anything else. i think its funny how people say "this time will go by quickly" because right now (and especially with one more on the way) it seems like FOREVER before we'll be able to lead normal lives... with children who we can take in public. ugh. anyway, i feel your pain.
You make me laugh. I love it. She is soooo darling. I agree with everything you say. I find myself saying out loud (often)-you are lucky you are so cute! By the way, Paris is always very disappointed when I wear a skirt and shirt to church. It just is not bootiful if it's not a dress. Hilarious.
It's funny how quickly I forget those challenging times. My baby is turning 5 and I really feel like I should have a 2 year old right now but I missed that boat somehow.
Enjoy the chaos...I guess...while you can :)
What a cutie!
I know EXACTLY what you mean!!!
literally - as I wrote that last comment - I turned to see that Sarah had dumped her plate of food onto the floor. Ugh.
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