Ah! Look at that Mess!!!

Seriously, how many times can a mom go through the terrible “2’s” and survive?  I am going on the third round of terrible 2’s! You would think by the third time I would really have the bribery, persuasion and patience down by now!  Well, nope, no such luck.  All things could be resolved with Dum-Dum suckers with my boys, but my daughter is not having it!  Her screaming fits are at a decibel so high I swear that most days my ears are bleeding!  No amount of candy or persuasion works on her! 

So lets start with the whole it’s time for bed routine.  OMG, let the pleading and crying begin on the oh so long walk up the stairs.  Then there’s the limp body routine while I’m holding her hand.  Well sister, mommy can just pick you up!  Then we finally make it to the bed and get with the good night song, bedtime prayers and 1 story.  She seems so happy after 15 minutes of this.  Then I kiss her one more time and make my way to the door and the screaming starts all over again and the begging and pleading for one more story, one more prayer and one more song! Oh, the tears break my heart, so I very quickly go through it all one more time and make my way to the door again! Boom, enter the waterfall again… This time I am not going to be manipulated and I leave the room, only to make it 3 feet down the hall to hear the pitter-patter of those feet that have climbed right back out of bed!  I put her back in bed with promises of a trip to the candy store tomorrow for her favorite ring pop if she stays in bed.  She seems to understand and agree.  One more kiss and a quick song and off I go.  This time I make it all the way down the stairs until I hear the pitter-patter of those cute little feet again.  I stomp my feet very hard so she knows I mean business this time!  I take her hand, walk her back to bed and this time with no song and no story I firmly say “Goodnight and do not get up again”!  With the tears and whimpers, she says “otay mommy”.  WooHoo, I have made it to the couch this time! It’s very quiet for about 6 minutes and then boom, the  of the Two Year old hits again! I walk her back up again and this time I just said “screw it”, and plop my butt on the hallway floor because I am seriously sick and tired of walking up and down the 15 stairs.  For crying tears if I wanted exercise, I would go to the gym! About 2 hours later and 50 more attempts, she finally fell asleep.  You would think Yes, I can watch some TV, but no, I too fell asleep in the freaking hallway! I got up about 2 am to the cat scratching at my feet and the dog barking to get in the house because I forgot to let her in!  I take care of the stupid dog and finally go to bed! Heaven on earth!

Oh for the love of God, my daughter wakes up at 4:00 a.m and comes into my bed! I lost again! I had no energy left, so she just cuddled up next to me, happy to be with mommy and we both just fell asleep.  Maybe tomorrow I will win, but for now, I just want some sleep.

Well tomorrow comes and the same routine all over again!  Aside from needing Nanny 911 to get me through this, I created my very own sure “fix it solution”!  I put the crib rail back on and am saving the “big girl bed” for another time!

Wow, bedtime sure got easier again!  She can cry and scream all she wants, but no longer can she get her little butt out of bed!  Again this lasts for 3 solid nights until she finally realizes she can’t get out of bed and she finally stops trying!!!  Yeah! Now maybe I can watch a movie for 7 minutes before I myself pass out!

To be continued…

2 Responses to “Lord Help Me Through ToddlerHood! Again…”