Life with a two year old

I'm just going to state here...if you ever meet a stay at home mom of a two year old,whether she is young and single or middle aged or old and raising grand babies...give her a hug and tell her she is doing great. She might not be doing as well as you would like...but raising a two year old is HARD work. Now, I've raised four others. I should know. And on some level I do know. But you forget the details. Like having babies. Would any mom really do it 5+ times if they REALLY remembered?! We forget enough to make us do it again. I'm here to tell you that you might THINK you remember...but you don't!!

In a three hour period of time Z has broken a picture frame that sits on a high shelf, broken the soap dish in the bathroom, ripped books, spilled dry beans and kicked them everywhere. She has such a disorganized brain that she cannot attend to anything for more than about 30-60 seconds. I've tried oil on a plate, shaving cream, bubbles, stickers, paint with water, puzzles, therapy ball, water play...

Whereas C never ripped but one book (and stuck the pieces up her nose), Z rips every book she can, thus...no library books.

Of course her favorite thing to do is to wander around the yard and pick up "poo balls"... And yes, that is her only 2-word sentence!!

She is thinking she'll give up naps and stay up late. I'm thinking something else!! How can a woman get any school done with the others if I can't get 5 words spoken in a row?!

Her other favorite things are being two with the dog...pulling fur, twisting ears, laying on her,pushing her out of the way of the window and then saying " come!!" AND she loves picking unripe raspberries!