When people ask me how my kids are doing, I usually say that Arielle is a doll and that Zavier drives me crazy. And by crazy, I mean crazy in love and driving me up the wall at the same time. Or I say that he’s like a sour patch kid – first he is sour, then he is sweet.
There are so many things that he is learning at this critical time of his life – how to not pee or poop in his pants, how to curb his ninja-like instincts used to sneak out of bed, and how to speak using real words. Talk about pressure from a parenting perspective! I’m failing. Miserably. Being the analytical gal that I am, I decided to put some brief stats together on my recent experiences with toddlerhood:
Please tell me I’m not the only one. Please.
xoxo // gracielle.
Absolutely ADORABLE way to describe the toddler years! You nailed it! :)-Ashley
Thanks, Ashley! Please tell me it gets better after the toddler years!
I’m so with you on the 80/20 thing – Des at 18 months speaks a lot of nonsense and says, “No!” a lot. However, Scarlet is the one who drives me crazy, although I can definitely think of 1,000,000 reasons I love them both so much.
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Oh, they can both drive me crazy sometimes, and not the crazy in love kind of crazy. He recently started saying, “Mommy, eeeh bhaaa oooohh?” (Mommy, where are you?) if he realizes that I left the room after a few minutes. It’s so cute once I actually figure out what he’s saying!
I just went back to diapers too with my 21 month old. I thought the pull-ups would give her a little motivation but it didn’t work. She did really good using the potty for a couple of days when she was 19 months old, but then she got sick. She has not been interested since then, maybe in a couple of months we will try again.
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I thought the new “big boy” pull-ups would motivate him, too. He went a couple times but then he refused to go on the toilet anytime we would ask him. If we forced him, then he would scream and kick. It’s not worth the fight if he’s just not ready. Plus, those suckers are way more expensive than diapers!
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good luck with the potty training! it’s still something we haven’t tackled yet. 🙁
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This is so cute and sweet! I love it! Sometimes we just need to remind ourselves that it’s all worth it.
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Love this!! Ahhh, what I have to look forward to soon with my little boy!! 🙂
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Toddlers are crazy and awesome all at the same time! Thanks for stopping by, Emily!