"I don't know, mommy, I'm only 3."
She's used that one a couple of times. Cracks.me.up.
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Monday, November 20, 2006
Wednesday, November 15, 2006
I *hate* this phase
The crankiness I knew to expect...oh.my.GOD. She just spent the 15 minute drive back from Barnes and Noble screeching at the top of her lungs, kicking my seat, throwing her shoes at me, spitting and flailing her arms (just in case I got close to her - yeah, right?) Why was she so upset? We had to leave B&N to go home to have lunch with daddy. You'd think it was the end of the world.
Stuff like this makes me not want to take her anywhere. I want to just sit her in front of the TV and leave her so she'll not have a fit. I know that's not what's best for her, but she turns it into such a trial to go anywhere that I have a hard time mustering the energy to do it.
It's times like these where I can see how parents lose control and (b)eat their young. It's so hard to retain any modicum of sanity when all I want is for her to be quiet. I can do it, but man it's not easy and it wears me out. I need a nap now.
I hear 4's better. *sigh*
Stuff like this makes me not want to take her anywhere. I want to just sit her in front of the TV and leave her so she'll not have a fit. I know that's not what's best for her, but she turns it into such a trial to go anywhere that I have a hard time mustering the energy to do it.
It's times like these where I can see how parents lose control and (b)eat their young. It's so hard to retain any modicum of sanity when all I want is for her to be quiet. I can do it, but man it's not easy and it wears me out. I need a nap now.
I hear 4's better. *sigh*
2.5 hours is too long
Apparently I shouldn't let her run herself ragged at the park for 2.5 hours when she's already pretty ragged from school.
She did NOT sleep well last night. She kept waking up with nightmares and saying her legs hurt. I slept with her for much of the night. She was restless and all over me.
While I enjoyed the extra cuddles, I'm not happy that she was apparently in that much pain. I'm also not happy about how much sleep she lost as I fear we'll pay the price in crankiness today. We probably won't do that again.
She did NOT sleep well last night. She kept waking up with nightmares and saying her legs hurt. I slept with her for much of the night. She was restless and all over me.
While I enjoyed the extra cuddles, I'm not happy that she was apparently in that much pain. I'm also not happy about how much sleep she lost as I fear we'll pay the price in crankiness today. We probably won't do that again.
Thursday, November 09, 2006
Ryanne's 3 year appointment
She's 37.25" tall and 32.1 pounds. Her blood pressure was 84/44. She's 50th percentile for both height and weight - "perfect" says the doctor.
She had a vision test - 20/25, which is normal for her age. She knew two of the four letters they needed so they gave her a chart to symbol match and she did great with the 'game'.
Her hearing test will be repeated in January. She had fluid, but no infection, in her right ear and it seems to be skewing her hearing results in that ear. She wasn't hearing all of the beeps. Chrys and I think she didn't fully understand the 'game' that time so we'll work with her on that and hope she improves come January.
The doctor recommended the dentist at age 4 and seemed surprised that she'd been going since she got teeth.
She got a Tb test because of our time in Japan. She didn't like that, but did ok with sitting in my lap to get it. We go back on Monday to get it read.
She also got two shots - flu and HepA - and didn't cry. The nurse was very impressed. She flinched a lot at the flu shot (she said it burned), but got over it quickly.
In the car on the way to Whole Foods, she told me that "Shots are bad and are NOT fun." I said they were necessary, but agreed they weren't fun. She was asleep before we got to Whole Foods and slept in the sling the whole way through, back to the car, to the house and inside. She stayed asleep for about 2 hours so she's still awake now. *sigh*
She had a vision test - 20/25, which is normal for her age. She knew two of the four letters they needed so they gave her a chart to symbol match and she did great with the 'game'.
Her hearing test will be repeated in January. She had fluid, but no infection, in her right ear and it seems to be skewing her hearing results in that ear. She wasn't hearing all of the beeps. Chrys and I think she didn't fully understand the 'game' that time so we'll work with her on that and hope she improves come January.
The doctor recommended the dentist at age 4 and seemed surprised that she'd been going since she got teeth.
She got a Tb test because of our time in Japan. She didn't like that, but did ok with sitting in my lap to get it. We go back on Monday to get it read.
She also got two shots - flu and HepA - and didn't cry. The nurse was very impressed. She flinched a lot at the flu shot (she said it burned), but got over it quickly.
In the car on the way to Whole Foods, she told me that "Shots are bad and are NOT fun." I said they were necessary, but agreed they weren't fun. She was asleep before we got to Whole Foods and slept in the sling the whole way through, back to the car, to the house and inside. She stayed asleep for about 2 hours so she's still awake now. *sigh*
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
Who is this child?
Today was the day that made me want to not be a mom anymore.
I am SO tired of her yelling "NO!" at me. I am so tired of her deliberately doing things that I've said hurt. (Accidentally bumps my toe. "Ryanne, please be careful around my toe." Deliberately smacks my toe, repeatedly, with increasing force. WTF?) I am so tired of her telling me she can't do things that she's done for months. I am so tired of her getting frustrated and taking a swing at me. I am so tired of her running away when I say it's time to go. I am tired of using the TV to keep her out of my hair. I am tired of her having too much energy and taking it out on me. I am tired of all the crap I was warned came with her being 3.
I'm hoping a lot of my frustration goes away when I'm not out of commission for one reason or another. First pregnancy, then birth, now my toe. It feels like years since I've really been equipped to handle her and she needs handling. I don't want Chrys to have to fight my battles for me, but I can't run her down and tell her that she has to do something. I can't catch her right now, and the pisser is that she knows it.
I just want to be 100% again. I want my house back in order and I want my daughter to act like a human again. Maybe that's too much to ask of a 3 year old.
I am SO tired of her yelling "NO!" at me. I am so tired of her deliberately doing things that I've said hurt. (Accidentally bumps my toe. "Ryanne, please be careful around my toe." Deliberately smacks my toe, repeatedly, with increasing force. WTF?) I am so tired of her telling me she can't do things that she's done for months. I am so tired of her getting frustrated and taking a swing at me. I am so tired of her running away when I say it's time to go. I am tired of using the TV to keep her out of my hair. I am tired of her having too much energy and taking it out on me. I am tired of all the crap I was warned came with her being 3.
I'm hoping a lot of my frustration goes away when I'm not out of commission for one reason or another. First pregnancy, then birth, now my toe. It feels like years since I've really been equipped to handle her and she needs handling. I don't want Chrys to have to fight my battles for me, but I can't run her down and tell her that she has to do something. I can't catch her right now, and the pisser is that she knows it.
I just want to be 100% again. I want my house back in order and I want my daughter to act like a human again. Maybe that's too much to ask of a 3 year old.
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