The Cute Moments Outweigh the Hair Tearing Ones
Looking after two kids, including one toddler who is smack in the middle of the terrible twos, and a daycare baby who wants everything the toddler has, means that there are a lot of tearing out hair moments in my house.
Like when Toddler pleads for mashed potatoes for lunch, then won’t touch them. Or when Daycare Baby and Toddler want the exact same toy. Or when Toddler wants to pour milk on Daycare Baby. Or when Daycare Baby crawls through Toddler’s block project, knocking it down. Or Toddler wants to put Daycare Baby in the trash. Or Daycare Baby touches Toddler and Toddler collapses on the floor wailing how much it hurts.
There’s the odd moment of peace, like when one or both of them are napping, but there are plenty of times where I have to do some deep breathing.
A couple of days ago, Daycare Baby was having her nap. “Where’s Baby?” asks Toddler, over and over again. I’m imagining that he wants her to get up so he can try to bop her with a plastic frying pan or lift her up by her feet. But no.
So when Daycare Baby wakes up, she spots Toddler. Big grin and squeals of joy! Toddler sees Daycare Baby. Big grin! Squeals of joy! Toddler runs towards Daycare Baby, Daycare Baby can’t crawl towards Toddler fast enough, Toddler and Daycare Baby hug and squeal with delight to see each other again. It’s been a whole 45 minutes!
I’m thoroughly heart warmed. Then five minutes later, Daycare Baby snatches Toddler’s truck, Toddler wails and starts throwing things and screaming. Sigh. But like I said, the cute moments outweigh the crazy ones. I love my kids!
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