Here is my "What I have learned" post from Anna's 2nd birthday!
What I have learned - 2 Year old
edition (a few days early)
24 things learned for Anna's 24
months on earth:
1. Sometimes Anna can be such a
care taker with other kids... Sometimes she is just a bulldozer
2. I love Anna very much, but
sometimes the introvert in me just needs some space
3. No greater thing to hear than
"da-ye" (Anna's version of daddy)
4. Finding Nemo is a great movie,
but after the first 100 times it gets a bit old. (since writing this one down a
few months ago, I can now add Toy Story 1 & 2, Cars, Monsters, Inc.,
Frozen, and Despicable Me 1 &2 to the list).
5. When you have a toddler, alarm
clocks become obsolete, unless of course you have an important early
appointment...and she will sleep later than she ever has before.
6. Sometimes having to put on a
shirt can be a totally life shattering event for a toddler.
7. Sometimes you hold and rock
your child because they had a long hard day and sometimes you hold and rock
your child because you had a long hard day.
8. With Anna around, I need to
create a "find my drink coaster" app. They are by far one of her
favorite things to play with and hide.
9. If we are having green peas
for dinner, there is a strong possibility Anna will eat all of hers AND all of
the ones on Daddy's plate.
10. Rain boots go with
EVERYTHING!
11. When Anna sleeps in till 7, I
feel as if I won the lottery.
12. When putting Anna in time out
you must take her socks off for time out to have any impact on her. Otherwise
she just plays with her socks and has a good ole time.
13. Deciphering what a toddler is
trying to say is an art form.
14. Teething can take the
sweetest and happiest child and make them a monster.
15. It is often said that
allowing children to watch videos on phones/tablets out in public is lazy
parenting, but sometimes it just feels like the only option left. (to keep the
parents and children sane)
16. If something goes missing,
ALWAYS check the play microwave first.
17. Taking your child's
"favorite toy" away to teach a lesson doesn't do much good if your
child inherits your stubbornness and never mentions said toy again.
18. You can never predict what
Anna will like for dinner. Favorite foods one night become the subject of
meltdowns on another night.
19. My favorite thing every day
is waking up and listening to Anna playing in her crib. My favorite is when she
is playing peek-a-boo with something in her crib and laughing hysterically.
20. Daddy may be her favorite
person in the world, but if he shows his face before outside playtime and
lunch, death stares are sure to come. (Have we really already hit the teenage
years?)
21. Seeing news stories (or
movies) of children either sick, missing, or hurting on the news has an
entirely new impact on me. This also applies to news stories/movies of
mothers/spouses sick, missing, or hurting.
22. Gold fish crackers make
everything better.
23. We cannot
"threaten" bedtime as punishment for Anna, because she will happily
go to bed any time.
24. There are days that I love
looking at Time Hop. However, there are days I think Time Hop is a total jerk
and rubbing it in my face how fast 2 years really goes by.
