Thank you for the comments and encouragement on my last post. The day after I wrote it, after a morning of hitting and pushing, I took the kids to walmart for milk. We had lunch, did a bit of shopping, and I was grabbing a coffee on my way out. Aidan signed he was thirsty so I gave him his milk. He took one sip and launched it across the floor. Milk spilling everywhere. After retrieving som napkins, I was bent down wiping it up, got up to throw them in the garbage and just couldn't hold it back anymore. I cried in walmart and sobbed in the car. I called my mom in the parking lot and told her I felt out of control. That I had no idea what to do. I came home to the replies from Meg and Elizabeth. Thank you for meeting me where I am at and letting me know it will be ok. I love this strong armed child with his fiery disposition. But he challenges me in a very humbling way.
Friday morning the kids and I loaded the plane with my parents to Seattle. Aidan missed his nap, and we all found ourselves in bed at the hotel at 6 pm. Saturday one more plane trip and we've arrived in Kona Hawaii. What my disolussioned mom and I thought was a 4 hr plane trip was actually 6. And our stewardess quite openly did not like children. Aidan slept for an hour so that helped, but with three hours left we had run out of tricks to keep the kidlets happy.
We are adjusting to the 4 hr time change, and were all up at 4 am today. Aidan is currently taking his noon nap at 10 am. This will take a few days. But, it's gorgeous here, and I have two extra sets of hands (my mom and dad) to help me with the kids.
One day at a time. Thank you again for your love and encouragement. Sending you some Hawaiian sunshine :)
2 comments:
Enjoy! Hope you have a relaxing vacation (as much as one can with two children) ;)
Hope you're having a lovely time in Hawaii. And don't worry - every mother of boys finds it challenging at some point or other (every mother I) know any way!). It will get easier but in the mean time you're doing a fine job.
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