This should be called 12 days of Toddlerisms....

Whew...I almost forgot to blog! Good thing I remembered :)

So today was a doozy of a day. I definitely have an almost 2 year old on my hands. Each day passes and I think to myself...what in the world happened to my sweet little baby? It's like her body has been taken over. Don't get me wrong...we have our good days...but it seems like they are fewer.

Today was a good example. Constant whining...not really needing anything...just wanted to whine. Which drives me up the wall. I can't listen to that all.day.long. What parent can I ask? So I got us out of the house...in hopes that would help. Well...it just led to a couple unfortunate events at Target. I just needed to get a few things. Christmas bags...and Christmas candy. I let her hold a tube of M&M's...and told her not to open them. She said "ok". So we're good. Right? Wrong. We're in the checkout lane...and I'm sort of spacing out...waiting for the million people in front of me to get through...when all of a sudden I hear a "sssssshhhhhhhhhhpppppp" sound...and see M&M's flying everywhere. She popped the lid off. Good grief...as we pulled the cart forward I heard nothing but crunching under my feet. Thanks for that Ellie. We've made a total scene...and the whole time she's saying..."Uh oh"...."Uh oh". I'm exhausted just typing it. It was a long day. And to top it off...she yelled "No" to the nice lady in line behind us. For no.Good.Reason. Poor lady...I looked at her...apologized and said..."Can you tell we're closing in on 2?" I hope she understood. It's getting to the point where I don't even want to take this child out in public...a lot less humiliating to deal with these tantrums at home.

Oh well....tomorrow will be better. I hope :)

Here's a pic of her from a year ago...back when she was all sweet and innocent. And when we got hammered with snow :)

We've got a hitter...

Wish I could post about something nice...but someone got in trouble today for hitting. I went to pick her up from the gym daycare, and I usually get a smile from the providers...but not today. Instead I was greeted with..."She was hitting alot today". Great. Love that report. It's embarrassing and disturbing at the same time. So...we're working on not hitting in our house this week. I need to find out more details of the situation...like was she just walking up to other kids and smacking them around...or was another child taking a toy from her..etc. Ahhh..joy of motherhood.

Here's the daily picture of slugger...

Coming up on 12 days of Christmas...

I am going to challenge myself to blog everyday from now until Christmas. Yes...you heard me...even if it's the boring stuff you hear about all the time...I'm gonna blog.

Every.Day.Until.Christmas. And....just to be a little more challenging...I'm going to include a picture everyday too! Whooooaaaa...you say. Impressive huh? Let's just see if I can do it :)

Hold me to it peeps!!

So without further ado...here she is...in all her toddler fineness...doing what she does best. Telling me "no" of course.

Time is getting away from me again...

It's December. It's December 5th already. It's been almost a month since I last blogged...sorry! It's been crazy. Thanksgiving preparations had me in a tizzy...and after that's over it seems like a whirlwind until Christmas. Whew. I haven't finished our Christmas card...and I'm already getting them from friends in the mail. It seems like each year adds more and more to my already filled plate. And it's not like I'm really doing that much. Except chasing around a toddler. Last year she was just starting to really crawl. Oh how I long for the days I could just stick her in her exersaucer :)

Our visit with Santa this year was fabulous! She loved him. Wasn't scared at all. I was picturing something awful...but it was wonderful to see how well she did. Here's a little pic of our visit with her cousins :)

Much shopping left to do...of course. And those cards. I must finish those up this week. Lots to be thankful for this year...and can't express enough how truly blessed I am. :) Merry Christmas!!