I suppose that since we had such a wonderful day yesterday, it is only fair that we have a day that is the complete opposite. Wait a minute; it's not fair ... it's just the way things go.
It all started with Little Bird's sleep issues. She woke up 4 times last night. When she wakes up, she basically whimpers, whines and cries. When I enter the room, she expects me to bring her water and "medicine". She expects this because this is what I do in my super tired, half awake, little patience state of mind. In my mind, if I just accommodate her wishes, then she will go back to sleep quickly. And she does. But only to wake up AGAIN.
I've decided that it's my fault she has developed this pattern. Now because I was too lazy to deal with the issue in the past, I know have to try and break her of a really bad habit if I ever want to get a good night's sleep again. I'm going to need Daddy's support, so will have to wait until he is working in town.
The poor day continued when we attempted to go to story time at the library. Now that the girls are 2, we are attending Toddler Storytime instead of Baby Storytime. Due to the holidays, our first attempt at the new storytime was today. During this storytime, it is expected that kids and parents sit and listen to the librarian read a book. We also sing songs, etc. The librarian makes it clear at the beginning of the session that if your child is disruptive, parents need to remove them from the room.
Well, today I was that mom...the one with the unruly, disruptive kids. The girls at first sat nicely waiting for the session to begin. I thought we would survive, but once the librarian started reading, the girls had decided to stop cooperating. Little Bird begged for fruit snacks. When I didn't give her anything, she started throwing a tantrum. I couldn't distract her from the idea of fruit snacks. Little Pie at this point started to become antsy. She kept standing up and begging for water. I couldn't distract them enough to be quiet and listen to the story so I had to remove them from the room. At this point Little Pie went into full blown tantrum mode. They wanted to go back into the room, but I couldn't get them to calm down enough to return.
I tried to pick up some new books to check out, but somehow Little Pie managed to find a Clifford Big Dog book and wouldn't let it go. I'm so sick of those books, not only because I think they are incredibly boring, but because the girls always fight over it. I didn't want to check it out and told Little Pie so, only to set off another tantrum. I was ready to get out of there and attempted to put on Little Pie's coat, hat and mittens (I hate winter!) only to have her lay on the floor screaming. Ah...the embarrassment!
We finally got out of there. On the ride home I could sense the girls knew I was upset. Little Bird even started talking about how she was naughty at the library.
I knew the girls were tired because nobody slept well last night, but I still didn't think they would nap. To my surprise (after an hour and half of struggling), they fell asleep for an hour.
I'm just anxiously awaiting for this different day to be over.
It all started with Little Bird's sleep issues. She woke up 4 times last night. When she wakes up, she basically whimpers, whines and cries. When I enter the room, she expects me to bring her water and "medicine". She expects this because this is what I do in my super tired, half awake, little patience state of mind. In my mind, if I just accommodate her wishes, then she will go back to sleep quickly. And she does. But only to wake up AGAIN.
I've decided that it's my fault she has developed this pattern. Now because I was too lazy to deal with the issue in the past, I know have to try and break her of a really bad habit if I ever want to get a good night's sleep again. I'm going to need Daddy's support, so will have to wait until he is working in town.
The poor day continued when we attempted to go to story time at the library. Now that the girls are 2, we are attending Toddler Storytime instead of Baby Storytime. Due to the holidays, our first attempt at the new storytime was today. During this storytime, it is expected that kids and parents sit and listen to the librarian read a book. We also sing songs, etc. The librarian makes it clear at the beginning of the session that if your child is disruptive, parents need to remove them from the room.
Well, today I was that mom...the one with the unruly, disruptive kids. The girls at first sat nicely waiting for the session to begin. I thought we would survive, but once the librarian started reading, the girls had decided to stop cooperating. Little Bird begged for fruit snacks. When I didn't give her anything, she started throwing a tantrum. I couldn't distract her from the idea of fruit snacks. Little Pie at this point started to become antsy. She kept standing up and begging for water. I couldn't distract them enough to be quiet and listen to the story so I had to remove them from the room. At this point Little Pie went into full blown tantrum mode. They wanted to go back into the room, but I couldn't get them to calm down enough to return.
I tried to pick up some new books to check out, but somehow Little Pie managed to find a Clifford Big Dog book and wouldn't let it go. I'm so sick of those books, not only because I think they are incredibly boring, but because the girls always fight over it. I didn't want to check it out and told Little Pie so, only to set off another tantrum. I was ready to get out of there and attempted to put on Little Pie's coat, hat and mittens (I hate winter!) only to have her lay on the floor screaming. Ah...the embarrassment!
We finally got out of there. On the ride home I could sense the girls knew I was upset. Little Bird even started talking about how she was naughty at the library.
I knew the girls were tired because nobody slept well last night, but I still didn't think they would nap. To my surprise (after an hour and half of struggling), they fell asleep for an hour.
I'm just anxiously awaiting for this different day to be over.
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