How do moms do it? This toddler stage is making me go crazy. Ever since we moved Collin has been clingy to the point of screaming and tears. He has never been clingy, just runs up to strangers and wants to go home with them. Not that that is a good thing but come on, what is going on with my little man? He has reached new levels of silliness that I am not sure how to deal with properly. I have little patience anymore and it something I REALLY need to work on.
Last Sunday I woke up and Collin was in the living room and had popped off half the keys to Joe's laptop. I was so angry I couldn't calm myself to take a picture of the mess he had made. Which is something moms are supposed to do so that can laugh later right? I have learned that I really can not leave Quintin and Collin in the same room together. Quintin was crying the other morning and I had gone to the bathroom and left him in the front room with Collin. Collin wanted to "share" his raisins to make Quintin stop crying. Well, it worked in some aspect. I came in the room to find Quintin gagging and gasping, flipped him over and two raisins came out. Yes, he was trying to be nice but I have told him several times that Quintin doesn't eat Collin food yet.
Arrrggg. What does this little kid want or need. Maybe he needs more structure or something but I hate schedules. No day is ever the same around here I am not sure how to make it work. Maybe he needs to start preschool but I don't know if he would let me leave him at one. That and most preschools require three year olds to be potty trained. My little man just won't do it. He has absolutely no desire to sit on the toilet long enough to let anything happen.
Oh well, terrible twos are almost over right? One more week and he will turn three and be the perfect angel.....(or so I have been told)
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I am so sorry! Poor you! Ugh, maybe I DO NOT want a boy! LOL
I am sure that he will get better. I mean he had barely had time to adjust to having a brother and your family moved. He spent a great deal of time away from you, also. He is probably just feeling strange. Have you tried play groups (through the church?) Have you tried duct taping him to the ceiling? (haha) I wish we lived closer and I would come visit you... sigh... miss you! And that little demon child (and the soft squishy one!)
HUGS!
The only thing I can say is they do grow up and before you know it they are turning 12 or half way through a mission. But I know that in the middle of all you are going through that is no consolation. Hang in there. I do have a book that I read a lot when my Ant was young - "Raising your spirited child". It has some good, positive information on how to deal with some of the stuff that comes with kids that have intense personalities. If you would like to borrow it e-mail me your new address and I'll mail it to you. Keep smiling and know that you are loved!!
Madison has started being HORRIBLE. She will scream for no reeason and last night sch screamed and was crying the entire night. I think that a couple of hours a week I should watch collin and we can switch and you watch madders. I can even watch the little one if need be just for you sanity.
Haha- yeah, dacheese just thinks that if she watches the little one, it will make her pg! (HAHA, I swear just holding Collin as a baby made me pregnant! LOL) That and she has baby-lust like me! :)
Hugs, I am sure it will all work out and you WILL get through this!
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