Emma has decided to enter into the terrible twos early. (She's now 1 1/2.) Girls do mature faster than boys, so I should have been prepared. I have done this before. I should remember, but it is funny what you forget between kids. Now she has started screaming, yelling and crying when she doesn't get her way. Tears roll down her cheeks and she has even hit me a few times. (She had her first time out because of it!!) It is amazing to me that as one begins to calm down, the other one starts up!! What's with that???
Aidan has been in Preschool for 3 weeks and is loving it. He walks into class, puts up his name and then says, "Bye, Mommy. Have fun without me because I am in school now!" He has to be reminded to give me a kiss before I leave. It is amazing what a year will do, I suppose.He has matured a lot in the last little while, too. Not big things, but the little things. (I.e. not freaking out for 20 minutes; not crying when his milk spills; not complaining about noise so much...) This has been a relief to everyone, I think. He is growing up and I am trying to let him...it is hard for a Mommy, though! And to think this time next year he will have finished his first month of Kindergarten.
Right now we are all watching Sesame Street and the kids are wearing their Halloween costumes. (Aidan is being a dragon and Emma is going to be Tigger - all costumes they have worn before!) At least I get to save some money that way this year. Jonathan and I are trying to save up enough to go to Vegas in the new year.
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It's really hard to believe that my cute little granddaughter is having screaming fits. She may be mimicking her brother but still, it's odd that both kids react to frustration the same way.
Anyway, thanks for this update. Your mom was saying how much she is going to miss the kids' visits when she goes back to work next week but I was feeling very sorry that we miss all the milestones - yes, even the terrible twos. I guess it's all in your perspective.
heh heh, this reminds me about when a friend of mine called me a couple of weekends ago to vent about how "terrible" her 2-and-a-bit year old boy was behaviouring and how she is at wits ends, especially since she also has a 4-1/2 month old to care for too. She was exasperated and kept saying, "you know, I'm an intelligent educated woman. I treat my son with respect, teach him to be polite and do the right thing, discipline him appropriately, etc etc. Now I see him act starting to act so badly in daycare and at home and I wonder, what happened to my child?? He's turned evil!" *lol* Fortunately she has a sense of humour and knows that this phase shall pass. When she phoned me though, she needed someone "sane" to talk to after she managed to get her kids down for their naps. :)
I don't have kids myself, but I guess they are just trying to figure out the world and boundaries, and how to push everyone's buttons (lol) when they are this age? Sounds like it is a common theme, given that society has used the term "terrible two's" for so long. ;) Good luck with it, and I hope your kids grow out of it quickly!
I still owe you coffee. Maybe we will try to figure something out this week. I'm having a rough time with Liam--the teeth just keep coming!
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