Makayla is almost two. I have heard the 2nd year of life referred to as the "Terrible Twos" and the "Trying Twos"... I think we are getting a taste of this dreaded year of a toddler's life... and so far... not so good.
Makayla has always been "spirited" she has been referred to as "passionate" "lively" and "busy" by others. I agree with each description... she is NOT the child that sits calmly on a lap for the entire sacrament meeting (or any part of the meeting...), nor is she the child that will stay seated in a shopping cart for more than 1.5 minutes... I don't recall the last time we took a walk and she remained seated for whole walk.
With a newborn thrown into the mix there can be some pretty scary moments in our home-
Makayla's tantrum + screaming newborn + tired/discouraged mom= three of us in tears ( a big mess).
Two seconds later- the storm passes and Makayla is back to her incredible fun-loving, smart, helpful, cheerful self. She is hilarious- I love her to pieces. - And I need to remember this in the midst of total tantrum chaos!
I HEAR YOU! Isn't is so baffling sometimes? "What have you done with my child?!" I sometimes think. And I have lots and lots of F-minus-for-Mom moments, unfortunately, but I hope I'm learning from them.
ReplyDeleteIt helps me to remember that "this too shall pass." Of course you can't just turn a blind eye and wait until it's over, but it's nice to know that as long as you're trying to help, it will get better and it won't last forever. I knew a girl who threw amazing, amazing tantrums, too, when she was young, and she turned out to be a very nice, functioning adult.
I really like this website called ateachermom.com, and their topic for last month, I think, was discipline. There are a bunch of book reviews and some good posts about the subject. I haven't read them all and you probably know a lot of the information already from your education classes, but I found some good resources there for our lovely two-year-old so I thought I'd share. :)
Good luck! I hope things get better. I'm sure you're doing much better than you sometimes feel like you are. And don't worry about Jack—he is resilient and he will love having a sister in no time! (I would feel guilty about Claire in the "big mess" moments in our home, sometimes. But Claire is so crazy about Ailie now. It is soooo fun to see them play together and love each other.)
I LOVE YOU! Call me back at your next quiet moment :)
ReplyDeleteGood thing she is the cutest thing!! I wish I could say it ends, but I have trying moments with a 5.5 year old! Hang in there, pretty mama!! And you WILL laugh in the future! Write it all down! I have a list going and it is so funny to now read it.
ReplyDeleteOhhh little Makayla. You can do it Kris!! It really will get better... unless it doesn't. Ahh! jk Can't wait to see you SOON!! I'll help you protect Jackson from the Makayla Monster :)
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