Today was another one for the books. Elena is two months shy of her second birthday and I think it's safe to say that we are strapped in tight, white knuckle grip and all, on the roller coaster that is the Terrible Twos.
God help me. No, seriously. God, I know you've got greater prayers to answer, but if you could send a little sanity, a lot of patience, and a dose of reassurance that I'm not the worst mom in the world, that'd be great. This conveniently comes at a time when I cannot drink or medicate myself. Awesome.
I'll spare you the gory details, because honestly? I'm exhausted and it would take too damn long to recount the days' events. In a nutshell, let's just say that every. single. thing. in our daily routine has become a production. Diaper changes, getting dressed, meals {don't even get me started on meals, that's a post for another day}, going shopping, getting in and out of the car seat, sitting in the stroller, sitting in her highchair, brushing her teeth, which bib she wears. I'm pretty confident if she were talking in sentences she'd tell me she hates me.
Perhaps I'm being the slightest bit dramatic. Not every moment is a struggle. And of course I know she loves me. She plops herself down nicely on my lap to get her shoes on and she she loves to sit quietly and draw. She dances and twirls around to the "ewebic" {that would be music}on my phone, and gives me kisses randomly and always when I ask. She loves to laugh at the dog and walk around with a phone pretending to talk to Daddy. She says "sahjee" {sorry} with the sweetest little pouty lip when I get her from Time Out and thinks it's hysterical to pretend to tickle herself. She is all of this, more, and then some.
It helps to write this after such a long day. To process it, acknowledge it as normal toddler behavior, and focus on the highlights of our day. Because in between the blood curdling screams and defiant, sassy "nopes", there are many, many highlights.
And always, always, I can count on these at the end of even the roughest days. Snuggles and lovins from my favorite girl.
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