...but my children are pretty awesome.
I could leave it there, but I'll continue.
Tomorrow, I will celebrate a birthday, Miles adds another month to his accomplishments (the big 23 month mark), and Spencer will be just days away from "turning" 4 months old! Miles seems so grown up, learning so many new words - and letters! Oh my, he has started recognizing letters and colors! Wow! I showed him how to do paint-with-water last week, which he thoroughly enjoys.
Spencer is such a sweetheart and is really close to full-on laughing. In a month's time, he figured out how to roll and became a bona fide expert on rolling. All over the place, this kid is going. It's funny, because he's an early roller, he is rolling with no purpose behind it. He's really not trying to go anywhere or do anything, he's pretty young for that. So he's just rolling for the fun of it, I guess!
We got through our first week in Grayson and were home for a little more than 24 hours on Tuesday and Wednesday so that I could do my WW meetings. I'm not going to lie. I'm struggling right now. It is really hard to deal with both kids on my own with little to no help from Brandon (or anyone else) for an extended period of time. I don't like being on my own for 12 hours and now I'm doing it for days at a time. I know single moms and military moms scoff at my codependence, but I will fully admit that I cannot do this alone, I'm incapable of being a good parent by myself. My patience level diminishes quickly and my frustration level skyrockets when I have to parent alone. I'm looking forward to Carter being with us next week because I know he will love hanging out with Miles and giving me a hand.
Any tips on how to deal with a toddler who goes limp like a wet noodle when he doesn't want to go where I'm leading? How about when you have a 4 month old in your arms or in a baby carrier at the same time? Because I can deal with it when I don't have Spencer with me, but I cannot handle it when I have both. I want to pull my hair out when he does this. Help me :-)
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Doing it solo is HARD! I can't imagine what it's like with two, I had a difficult enough time with just one on my own. I am definitely a better parent when my husband is here to help. What sort of carrier are you using with Spencer? Would he ride on your back? Would that make it any easier to deal with Miles? Hang in there! You CAN do it!
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