My Little Daredevil

Within the past two months or so I feel I officially hit toddler hood with my daughter. She became mobile and now she is my little never stop, dare devil. She doesn't stop for falls, spills, or even rolling down the hill. She doesn't stop at that, she also loves to push the limits of the word "No". She adores Christmas ornaments, splashing in the toilet, getting into the trash and grabbing literally everything in sight. It is definitely a fun stage! and yes every now and then I notice a new gray hair! I openly admit that some days get the best of me and I am thankful for the moment I walk out of her room and close her door at bedtime. I also adore that moment in the morning when I walk in her room and her mama! and see her beautiful smile. I recently read an very funny and uncensored book on motherhood with a toddler. It is called, " Nap time is the New Happy Hour", and it is hilarious! If you like a uncensored look into other moms, your own sanity, and the irony of being a mom, then this is your book. I personally felt like she said everything you think but don't say, and gave me a new way of thinking about other mothers and my own parenting. I found that the art of getting through these moments of my daughter loving and feeling her new freedom, is the art of distraction. The melt down when we leave the park, or the fight to change a diaper or get dressed. I find that Elmo or singing seems to break the moment. However, when it is really bad, I find that just saying her name sternly and loudly also breaks the crying. It is definitely a work in progress, but nothing too difficult. It is funny because a girlfriend of mine was talking about teenage girls and how you have to give them a little freedom or they will rebel. I think it is the same with toddlers. I find if I give her a cabinet or drawer to open and play with, it helps solve some of the independence pulls. Motherhood is definitely a fun experience!