As some of you may know, I have an almost 2 1/2 y.o. daughter, Andie. Talk about a typical day with a toddler...keep in mind, this was just my MORNING, probably in a span of only 3 hours!!
Planned on only running one errand, hitting the post office early (key word here) to buy Christmas stamps. Bright idea!! There's a playground nearby, use that as "bribe" (or reward, whichever word you like!
) if she was good at the post office. Another bright idea...call my girlfriend to meet us at the park with her 2 year old. Head out about 9:30 (1/2 hr later than I wanted to leave, but we won't go there), driving down the road discovered I forgot my cell phone. Turned around, drove BACK to house, got phone, head back out.
Wow! My car is running on empty, warning light is flickering....try one gas station, cars are backed up waiting for pump! By that time, it is almost the time we decided on to meet at the playground...& I'm nowhere NEAR the post office!! Call my friend, she's running late too! (epidemic with the 2 year olds today, I guess!) So we dash to the post office & I'm excited because the parking lot is nearly empty!!
As I'm getting Andie out of her seat, notice her water bottle is empty & her pants AND car seat are soaked... Did I bring a change of pants or at LEAST a clean diaper!! Of course not!! But it doesn't seem to bother her, so we forge ahead....stamps were bought without incident,by the way!
Wet pants don't seem to bother her, so they don't seem to bother me, so off we go...oh, hitting a gas station on the way so I don't run out of gas...get to the park, my friend is just arriving....kids had fun....smoothest part of day!!
Decide to run to McD's on the way home, as we're in the drive through Andie says she wants to go "IN IN IN IN" so I caved & we went inside. I thought it would be fun for her to play in their inside playground thing. We eat, she gets down & runs off to play...next thing I know she's up in the very top of the "bigger kids" section, holding onto the bars, looking down at me & screaming "Mommy PLEASE come up & get!" I told her to just turn around & go down the stairs...did it work? Heck no!! I could see the tears & tantrum coming on...so what other choice did I have?? Yes, forcing myself up the spiral staircase...ENCLOSED and made for tiny bodies, NOT my mommy body!! 
I get to my daughter, we start down the stairs, and do you know what she says to me???
"That was fun! Do again!!"
We left like the place was on fire, came home, & now she's crashed in her bed asleep!! I feel like I've run the marathon!!
So welcome to the life of living with a 2 year old!!
Planned on only running one errand, hitting the post office early (key word here) to buy Christmas stamps. Bright idea!! There's a playground nearby, use that as "bribe" (or reward, whichever word you like!
) if she was good at the post office. Another bright idea...call my girlfriend to meet us at the park with her 2 year old. Head out about 9:30 (1/2 hr later than I wanted to leave, but we won't go there), driving down the road discovered I forgot my cell phone. Turned around, drove BACK to house, got phone, head back out.Wow! My car is running on empty, warning light is flickering....try one gas station, cars are backed up waiting for pump!
By that time, it is almost the time we decided on to meet at the playground...& I'm nowhere NEAR the post office!! Call my friend, she's running late too! (epidemic with the 2 year olds today, I guess!) So we dash to the post office & I'm excited because the parking lot is nearly empty!! As I'm getting Andie out of her seat, notice her water bottle is empty & her pants AND car seat are soaked...
Did I bring a change of pants or at LEAST a clean diaper!! Of course not!! But it doesn't seem to bother her, so we forge ahead....stamps were bought without incident,by the way!Wet pants don't seem to bother her, so they don't seem to bother me, so off we go...oh, hitting a gas station on the way so I don't run out of gas...get to the park, my friend is just arriving....kids had fun....smoothest part of day!!
Decide to run to McD's on the way home, as we're in the drive through Andie says she wants to go "IN IN IN IN" so I caved & we went inside. I thought it would be fun for her to play in their inside playground thing. We eat, she gets down & runs off to play...next thing I know she's up in the very top of the "bigger kids" section, holding onto the bars, looking down at me & screaming "Mommy PLEASE come up & get!" I told her to just turn around & go down the stairs...did it work? Heck no!! I could see the tears & tantrum coming on...so what other choice did I have?? Yes, forcing myself up the spiral staircase...ENCLOSED and made for tiny bodies, NOT my mommy body!!
I get to my daughter, we start down the stairs, and do you know what she says to me???"That was fun! Do again!!"
We left like the place was on fire, came home, & now she's crashed in her bed asleep!! I feel like I've run the marathon!!
So welcome to the life of living with a 2 year old!!
Yea, I'm sure all the other adults got a huge kick outta it!! lol (it was kind of funny!! I admit!!
