25Sept2008: Day 123: No More Selfish Days

I tried having a selfish day today and I realize that I just can't do that anymore. I was just tired out from yesterday and I wasn't in the mood to go to the Thursday toddler group today. That meant staying in the house until my gym appointment which wasn't until 1:30pm. I should've at least gone out when it got nicer out and took her to the park. She was frustrated which in turn meant getting into things or doing things that would frustrate me. Plus, we got up late again so putting her down for a morning nap wasn't really going to work, although, I probably should've done it anyways.

By the afternoon, when she went to nursery, she was in a better mood. Plus we got a "brownie" at the gym. It's really a chocolate cookie, but because of the color, it looks like a brownie. She had been asking all week and I told her that on Thursday we'd get one. So I felt good about keeping to that promise and she enjoyed it. Then it was home for a much needed nap.

I woke her up after a couple of hours, and she was not too happy. So that started the frustration all over again. I was able to calm her down after about 10 minutes. I think she was just still very tired. We ran to the grocery store for fruit, as she's been eating more fruit lately, but mostly at night. She tried running away from me their and that made me mad. That whole, "bye, bye Makenna, I'm leaving" trick didn't phase her. She just kept running the other way. So then I had to go get her. Got her home into a bath where things continued to be frustrating. She drinks the bath water - which I find gross, and probably very unhealthy. So I took away her toy that she drinks out of - actually two toys as she improvised. Then she was mad and started dumping water out of the tub. That didn't go over with me. We got through that and made it through the rest of the night.

I obviously say the word "No" way too much as Makenna has taken to saying it dramatically and holding the "oh" sound for long time. Today was a day full of No's. I don't understand why kids will put the grossest things in their mouth but ask them to eat a carrot, and they shake their heads no.