I am sure most mothers of toddlers will tell you how much "fun" it is having such energetic and curious little people in their homes. At times I am delighted to have such a precocious 2 year old, but as the days of no sleep stretch on, I am having more difficulty stirring up a smile. Don't get me wrong, MM is a happy child who is very imaginative, but since most of the clean up is my responsibility, I find it harder and harder to encourage her creativity. (Yes I struggle with worry that I will stunt her in some way because I am not acting as her constant cheerleader).
On Sunday, MM was in rare form (or maybe not so rare anymore) and I got nothing accomplished. Andy was out, having found some work, so I had the joy of both children who thought it was an hour earlier than it was. MM decided to dump the Mylicon drops (of course it was the last bottle) all over the carpet. I did not realize she had done this until I stepped into the wet spot on the rug and found her hiding behind a chair with the empty bottle behind her back. I knew that Andy had left it where she could get it, so I only fussed at her and told her that she was not to take her brother's medicine again. I then texted Andy and told him he needed to keep all meds on the mantle where she can not reach them. After dinner, while trying to clean up, I noticed that MM was not downstairs any longer; not good. I went upstairs and found her in my room, sitting in the floor, surrounded by hundreds of raisins. She had gotten the brand new large container of raisins, gone upstairs and twirled around and around so she could evenly spread the entire container of raisins to the four corners of my bedroom. Couldn't be her bedroom, no, it had to be mine! After finally cleaning the kitchen and my bedroom, I decided it was bathtime. Just as I had gotten MM undressed, BJ started to cry. It took about 15 minutes to calm him down and I went back to the bathroom. I know, I left her alone too long (no she was not in the bath tub, she likes showers) so what is a toddler to do while in the bathroom? Well, when I opened the door, she was sitting on the toilet, lid down. She looked at me, smiled and said, "I put toilet paper in the toilet! Can I have lemen-ems?" I looked at the previously full roll of paper and knew that my toilet was filled with an entire, brand new roll of toilet paper. It took me 1/2 an hour to unclog it.
To add to the fun, BJ has decided to start confusing his days and nights. He is sleeping during the day and keeping me up 1/2 the night. Sunday night he woke up at 3 am and did not go back to sleep until 5:30 am. Last night, he refused to go to sleep until 11:30, and then woke up at 1:30 and 3:30 and then stayed up at 6. To say that I am sleepless in Lancaster is an understatement!
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