My
daughter is 16 months old. Day by day I see her transforming from a
baby to a really cool little toddler. It’s been an amazing experience
to have watched her grow from a boring little newborn who just cries,
poops and sleeps into a mini-me who now plays, eats, sleeps and poops. I
love that I get to spend every day with her, watching her discover and
learn new things. On the flip side, I don’t love watching her discover
and learn new things that are harmful/embarrassing/annoying. Numerous
times a day, I find myself saying, “Not cool, Ella. Not cool.” Here are a
few reasons why:
She
is a risk-taking dare devil. I have officially nicknamed her Ella
Knievel. Her favorite activity of this month is to attempt a
tightrope-like crawl on the back ledge of the sofa and then hurl herself
onto the the cushions. Her new fave activity + hard tile flooring=
Mommy going prematurely gray.
This little piggy went to market, this little piggy stayed home...My little piggies are in constant danger of being chomped off by the eight tiny teeth in my daughter’s mouth. Is there such thing as baby cannibalism?
She beats me. Only me! She cracks up like a little psycho every time she slaps me in the face.
Did you see who went home on the latest Top Chef episode? I didn’t because my daughter is obsessed with pressing the reset button on the cable box. It’s funny how she never seems interested in pressing this during Yo Gabba Gabba or Bubble Guppies.
My
daughter’s habit of ejecting and hiding my rented DVDs has become an
expensive one. As if raising a child is not expensive enough, now I
have to factor unnecessary double-digit fines from RedBox into my
budget.
The
Sippy Cup has lost its charm. If I want to keep my daughter from
dehydration, I have to let my daughter drink from my glass. It’s not
that I’m against sharing...I’m just not a fan of chewed up scrambled egg
morsels in my drink.
When all is said and done, the joy of watching her learn outweighs her new annoying habits. Except for that DVD thing...that really pisses me off.
16 comments:
I am a new Mommy of a ready made family. I was just thinking yesterday some of the things I never in my life thought of having to face until I had children and espescially toddlers. I couldnt believe what I was saying as I told my 2 year old stepson he could not eat butter for dinner and telling my 4 year old step daughter that spitting on the dog is not lady like. =S They drive you crazy but they are fun!
LOL! It is amazing, Bob, how funny-- and not so funny-- our children can be. :) Thanks for cracking me up this evening!
Hahahaha that is awesome! Cute!
LOL! I LOVE kids! Every day is an adventure! What I wouldn't give to relive those days again with my kids (now ages 15-19). Enjoy it! Stacie xo
That was very sweet and funny....Bob!! bwahahahhahah!!!
Haha! Oh that toddler stage...little devels in disguise! As I am typing this my little 3 yr old is headbutting his 10yr brother! But they are so dang cute!!
Haha... Just start a L'Oreal fund early... My 3 year old flips over the "chair" (my couch is a mess of indivual pieces) and surfs on it... When you figure out how to stop the couch gymnastics let me know so I can try it on my kid, obviously falling off hasn't taught him
You have made me laugh like no other today L O L!!BOB! nice
I'm your newest follower :-) and I think we will forever be blog friends lol
OMG this is SOOOOOO my child! We call her "Crazy Monkey", which is an understatement. She is about the same age as Ella! I totally feel your pain (and enjoyment). :-)
Fortunately or unfortuanlety I completely understand this post..
new GFC follower. cute blog, friend. found u thru the naptime review GFC follower hop deal!
This is hilarious!! I love your writing style! I'm following yu back now from the GFC blog hop. Thanks for sharing the laughs!
oh my gosh - this post. HA!
would you consider linking this to the Mommy Brain Mixer? Here's the link in case you're interested: http://momofbigalittlea.blogspot.com/2012/08/andits-here-mommy-brain-mixer.html
Veteran mom here. My boys are big (20, 14 and 11).
First things first...toddlers are cute. Even toddlers who touch the dvd's and put cable box buttons..... toddlers that SLAP their parents are NOT cute.
I'm going to tell you that laughing, giggling ANYTHING but telling her NO,ELLA, NO!You hurt mommy (and do NOT refer to yourself as bob-although it is cute in a strange way)... and put her butt in time out is going to encourage that behavior.
I personally spanked my kids when they did it a second time. Needless to say there wasn't a third but I won't tell you to spank your kid. Your the mom though..and that behavior is UNACCEPTABLE. Uncool. Not Nice. You name it...it fits.
She's cute now...wait two years and then tell me how cute she is when she's in your purse, putting on your mac lipstick, hiding your keys, sticking things in electric sockets, turning on the stove, climbing up the cabinets....you see where I'm going?
Trust me. Nip it in the bud NOW. It's harder later.
and the last thing you want is to be the one with a difficult kid that no one wants to spend time with.
Not to be all heavy but ....slapping mommy and daddy is a BIG NO NO.
Invest in a rug and let her jump off the couch a million times..but never let her get away with slapping you. Just saying....
I am laughing so hard at her calling you "Bob" instead of Mom. She sounds like she would get along fabulously with my 2 year old. And, our play group would be funny. And have wine.
Tracy @ Momaical
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