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Raising DC by DC Mom

Every day trials and tribulations in raising a toddler in Washington.

Toddler Day in Maine

5:30am - Reach out of crib and bang hand on closet door until Mummy releases me. Jump on her tummy until she gets up.

6:00am - Breakfast in highchair, with harbor view. Eat scrambled eggs and throw blueberries at yellow lab.

6:30am - Walk next door to Community Center, cry noisily while Mom gets coffee and then lie down on the floor, backing self down the stairs to the playroom.

6:45 to 8am  - play with plastic fruit, dollies, and pester Mom while she tries to write blog. Press buttons on computer until she closes it.

8:00am - totter back home, waving to shadow along the way.

9am  - Cousin Miles comes over to play with his pet stuffed dog Tommy

9:30-10:30  - Nap

10:30 – Wake up cranky but cheer up with Dora cup of sweetie sweetie

11:00 am  - do something frantic that involves running around town putting on my lifejacket, taking off my lifejacket, putting it back on, and taking it off. Mummy cranky.

12:00pm - get dumped into a boat and then go bouncing off, wind blowing ferociously

12:30 – clamber onto rocky beach, explore shells, taste salty rocks. Eat hummus with crunchy sand.

1:30 - start to cry and throw self on back to beg for nursing

2:30 - Nap in bouncing boat.

3:30 - wake at home and cry for snack unless Miles comes back over with Tommy

4:00 - to playground, sand in pants, collect sticky burrs on sweater, and legs bitten to bits by mosquitoes.

5:30 - Dinner of hamburger stew. Ugh. Throw peas at dog.

7:00 - supposed to go to bed but everyone else awake

7:30 - Mummy starts reading and singing again and then I’m in the crib

10:30pm - left alone and not happy

11:30 - wake up, toothache

12:00am - wake up again, something else bothering me

1:00am - screaming, I AM NOT HAPPY FOR SOME REASON - get medicine

2:00am - still awake, Mummy very cranky

2:30am - Cry self to sleep

5:30am - I’m awake! Good Morning! Ready to start again!

 

Comments

 

marylandmom said:

Oh, no!  I promise that it does get a little easier.  Alcohol helps, too (for you, not her).

August 28, 2008 9:51 PM [Delete]

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