The rollercoaster of toddler life 

2nd November 2016 Uncategorised

Today has been an amazing day and one that perfectly outlines what life with a toddler is really like. We have :

• Been to a baby and toddler group
• Played with friends
• Had a lovely sleep (the toddler not me)
• Met with good friends
• Gone for a walk through some gorgeous local woods
• Played with said friends full of giggles
• Had chips – what kid doesn’t love chips?!
• Had lots of cuddles and giggles

However we have also:

• Woke up in a grump
• Got into a cry off with another 2 year old over a toy donkey (Darcie won)
• Attempted to steal a dolly – from church no less
• Wake up in a grump (again) and proceed to have a 35 minute screaming tantrum promoting mummy to call daddy in an attempt to stop her losing her shit
• Cry in fear that she was being abducted when aforementioned friend attempted to move my car with her still in it
• Cry when the dog jumped up at her
• Cry when the dog wouldn’t go away
• Cry when mummy then suggested we leave the dog and go home
• Cry when mummy wouldn’t carry her when she already had Henry in a sling (are you seeing a pattern yet?)

The truth is that raising a toddler IS like living on a rollercoaster where the day is dictated by the moods of a volatile pint sized pack of dynamite. The lows are lower than you could ever imagine but the highs are also better then you could ever dream they’d be.