We have finished the first full week of school!! Full week in preschool being two days a week for a total of 5 hours. To say she loves it is an understatement, when asked what her favourite part of the day was this week she said ” I love my teachers they are so nice”. After all my stress and anxiety over her going to school that warms my heart….a little. She says that shes made a best friend and I guess time will tell on that front!
She now has school and ballet all in a row. Its been a big week for everyone involved in the house, her brother has also been doing a little parkour in his crib and now with no issues at all just hops out of his crib when he feels like it. So on top of being super upset that he isn’t allowed to be a part of all the fun things shes doing he’s dodging his naps, not sleeping long enough, having to be woken up to go pick up his sister, from what he could only assume is the greatest adventure of all time that he’s not allowed to be a part of. So we are dealing with both of these. Her excitement over all the super awesomeness she is getting to do, and him yet again not able to do anything fun. Ive tried getting him into swimming, or even just taking him while shes in class but his age group for swimming class was canceled and her school times don’t match up with the free swims……there isn’t enough time to leave the area to take him to a play place and honestly because he’s refusing to nap in the morning and her class is the afternoon that’s when he’s sleeping.
So because of all that we’ve had some issues. I didn’t really see them until last night when our friend came over with her son who is turning three next week. Maybe its because it was a boy and Parker never sees or gets to play with other boys and is constantly attacked by his sister, but he said hello by rushing him and pushing him. He may only be a year (almost two) but he’s freakishly strong for that age. It continued the entire visit, and I said “thank goodness I know you and this isn’t an awkward first mom date” because there was definitely no way there would have a been a second!
The strange thing is that that morning we went to the dinosaur museum and met up with a mom and her two boys that we have had three play dates with. But we were at the giant playground and then he was in the stroller through 90% of the museum so there was no time to get violent. Do boys act like dogs and mark their territory?! This is very new behaviour for me and I’m questioning a lot. He’s hitting and pushing me now, and I am pulling my hair out, because well, time outs don’t work for him right now.
Just when you get used to one thing………
Isn’t that the truth for parenting though? As soon as your used to their routine they go and mix it all up, all on their own and then freak out on you because they decided they would go to be at 8 instead of 7 after a hour of fighting and drinks and stories. You cant get used to anything, being a parent is like walking through the woods at night, you always have to be keenly aware of your surroundings so you don’t get attacked by a bear or a cougar.
So here we are. Week one of school finished and one child extremely happy and one completely ticked off and losing his mind. Thank goodness I have awesome friends who understand and don’t judge.
To all the mommas with the second angry child right now. I feel you, i see you, and I’m here. Let’s chat.
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