Ok so brushing my toddler's teeth is literally like pulling teeth. Anytime I would tell her to brush her teeth she would run into different bedrooms screaming, "NOOOOO, NOOOOOO" and hide. My daughter is a huge Elmo fan and luckily my husband found that Elmo has a brushing teeth song on YouTube. I showed that to her and now it's hard to take the toothbrush away from her! Of course, she needs to watch that video every single time she brushes her teeth, but at least she is brushing!
If anyone else needs the song you can find it here:
Elmo Brushes Teeth
You're Welcome!
Monday, June 29, 2015
The MONSTER is OUT
I don't know if anybody else has experienced this, but the other night my 2 year old daughter decided it was a good idea to get up at 3:00am and run up and down our halls, in the dark screaming, "MONSTA EMMY, MONSTA EMMY! ROOAAAARRRR!" I got up in my completely out-of-it tired state (because I just finished putting my infant back to bed) and asked her what she was doing and she would just repeat herself, "MONSTA EMMY! ROOOAAARR!"
Hmmm, no Little Bear before bed I guess? I hope this is only a one night thing...
Hmmm, no Little Bear before bed I guess? I hope this is only a one night thing...
Tuesday, June 16, 2015
Mother's "Intuition"
I strongly believe Mother's "intuition" exists! I can be fast asleep and dreaming, then wake up at 4:30am right before my infant wakes. Now I might just be used to waking up at that time, but I strongly believe it is because something is warning me to wake up. I am actually really glad about this "intuition" because if I woke up after her, that is actually quite a bit harder to get her to calm down; plus she might wake the whole house up with her cries of, "Get me food mom!!!" So all you soon-to-be mothers out there who might be scared you won't wake up when you need to for the baby (ha, like anyone is scared of that!) you will either hear the child's screams or your intuition will kick in mid-dream and you will be "lucky" enough to wake right before insanity of feeding hits!
I wonder if other mother's feel the same way?
There are other forms of mother's "intuition" with children getting themselves into trouble; but that is for another blog ;)
I wonder if other mother's feel the same way?
There are other forms of mother's "intuition" with children getting themselves into trouble; but that is for another blog ;)
Monday, June 15, 2015
22 Things about parenting they don't tell you!
1. Breastfeeding really really hurts.
2. Your sleep will never be the same. Don't expect to get any in the first three months. If you have more than one child, don't expect anything.
3. Say goodbye to Nordstrom and even Nordstrom Rack because Value Village has become your new best friend.
4. Kids have as much fun with a dollar store toy as they do a toy you bought for $50, at Babies R Us.
5. Stop the stuffy gifts as soon as you can, or your house will look like it exploded with stuffed toys.
6. Make sure you have a good supply of bubble mix.
7. Potty training is hard... It is very hard!
8. Co-sleeping in your bed is very normal. When your child is a toddler, you can expect to see your child coming into your room to snuggle.
9. Get into a routine as fast as you can, or you will regret it!
10. Sleep training is hard; Hence the routine.
11. Buy a cheap couch for your first 5 years of having children because yes, it will smell like urine eventually.
12. Getting out of the house will take at least a half hour to an hour longer than what you would expect it to. Leave yourself a lot of time.
13. The floor of you car will always have fruit snacks, gold fish crackers, and who knows what else scattered around everywhere, so invest in a good vacuum.
14. As per the floor of the car, your backseat windows and doors will have splatters of milk and juice everywhere consistently.
15. Always have a diaper bag handy... ALWAYS!
16. Your bedtime is way earlier than you would have ever imagined.
17. For the ladies, regular make-up and styling hair is a thing of the past. Say hello to your friend mascara and ponytails, or you cut your hair so short all you need to do is brush it.
18. The expectation of how you want to dress your child and how they end up dressing is totally different: lots of mismatching, just role with it!
19. If you were never a runner, well now you are! You'll become very good at chasing your toddler around the house to either brush her hair, brush her teeth, get her clothes on, get her shoes on, etc.
20. Your free time is your child's time.
21. You cherish your babysitters and pay them well because you found a good one that your toddler really likes.
22. Every single one of these crazy changes is worth it because you have this amazing little child who loves you and thinks the world of you.
2. Your sleep will never be the same. Don't expect to get any in the first three months. If you have more than one child, don't expect anything.
3. Say goodbye to Nordstrom and even Nordstrom Rack because Value Village has become your new best friend.
4. Kids have as much fun with a dollar store toy as they do a toy you bought for $50, at Babies R Us.
5. Stop the stuffy gifts as soon as you can, or your house will look like it exploded with stuffed toys.
6. Make sure you have a good supply of bubble mix.
7. Potty training is hard... It is very hard!
8. Co-sleeping in your bed is very normal. When your child is a toddler, you can expect to see your child coming into your room to snuggle.
9. Get into a routine as fast as you can, or you will regret it!
10. Sleep training is hard; Hence the routine.
11. Buy a cheap couch for your first 5 years of having children because yes, it will smell like urine eventually.
12. Getting out of the house will take at least a half hour to an hour longer than what you would expect it to. Leave yourself a lot of time.
13. The floor of you car will always have fruit snacks, gold fish crackers, and who knows what else scattered around everywhere, so invest in a good vacuum.
14. As per the floor of the car, your backseat windows and doors will have splatters of milk and juice everywhere consistently.
15. Always have a diaper bag handy... ALWAYS!
16. Your bedtime is way earlier than you would have ever imagined.
17. For the ladies, regular make-up and styling hair is a thing of the past. Say hello to your friend mascara and ponytails, or you cut your hair so short all you need to do is brush it.
18. The expectation of how you want to dress your child and how they end up dressing is totally different: lots of mismatching, just role with it!
19. If you were never a runner, well now you are! You'll become very good at chasing your toddler around the house to either brush her hair, brush her teeth, get her clothes on, get her shoes on, etc.
20. Your free time is your child's time.
21. You cherish your babysitters and pay them well because you found a good one that your toddler really likes.
22. Every single one of these crazy changes is worth it because you have this amazing little child who loves you and thinks the world of you.
My "Good" Days
I get asked plenty of times about how I'm doing managing a toddler and an infant. I always tell them the same thing. "I'm fine. I've just been getting less sleep. So we've been having good days." I truly believe my definition of a good day is probably way different than other people's definition of a good day. My idea of a good day really just means I survived another day without too many meltdowns from my kids and I don't have to go hide in a corner to calm my nerves.
For example, the other day my toddler had a meltdown over watching Mickey Mouse. I put on Mickey Mouse clubhouse for her, but she didn't want that Mickey. She also didn't want the Mickey starring the three musketeers, nope she wanted a very specific Mickey Mouse movie that she couldn't quite communicate, so she had a 10 minute tantrum until after going through six different Mickey shows on Netflix, I finally found it. But that was the extent of the tantrums that day so it was a "good" day.
Another example would be when my toddler also thought the kitty litter looked a lot like the sandbox we got for her, so she was playing in it. Cat litter and cat poop got everywhere. Not only did I have to clean cat litter out of the carpet, I had to wash my daughter down, while she is trying to hide and she was running around trying not to let me catch her. During that point I was just hoping my 1 month old daughter wouldn't wake up to the noise.
Each and everyday right now I am getting a maximum of 4-5 hours of interrupted sleep.
So yes, my days are good when there are minimal amounts of crazy. If I get one little bit of crazy a day, I would say I'm doing pretty good, if it's more than that, I'm probably wanting to pull my hair out.
For example, the other day my toddler had a meltdown over watching Mickey Mouse. I put on Mickey Mouse clubhouse for her, but she didn't want that Mickey. She also didn't want the Mickey starring the three musketeers, nope she wanted a very specific Mickey Mouse movie that she couldn't quite communicate, so she had a 10 minute tantrum until after going through six different Mickey shows on Netflix, I finally found it. But that was the extent of the tantrums that day so it was a "good" day.
Another example would be when my toddler also thought the kitty litter looked a lot like the sandbox we got for her, so she was playing in it. Cat litter and cat poop got everywhere. Not only did I have to clean cat litter out of the carpet, I had to wash my daughter down, while she is trying to hide and she was running around trying not to let me catch her. During that point I was just hoping my 1 month old daughter wouldn't wake up to the noise.
Each and everyday right now I am getting a maximum of 4-5 hours of interrupted sleep.
So yes, my days are good when there are minimal amounts of crazy. If I get one little bit of crazy a day, I would say I'm doing pretty good, if it's more than that, I'm probably wanting to pull my hair out.
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