My morning with a toddler.

So this picture is obviously not taken in Dublin. This picture was taken in Tahoe. Which, I will post more about at a later time. (I know Im behind) I just wanted to show you the face I have seen all morning. We must be in our terriable twos because Ella has just been so challenging lately. Yesterday I took her to the Zoo, which wore me out! I'm still in my first trimester so it doesn't take much to make me tired. So today I thought we would just stay home, and I could get some housework done. WRONG.

Here is how my morning looked:

7:30 am - I go into Ellas room to find a happy, rested little girl. I ask if she wants to get dressed..."Yes, Mommy!" Great! I pick out her outfit. " I don't like that! I want something cute!" ok..... pick out another outfit "No mommy I dont like that too!" ugh......... ok one more option. "No, I want this one!" She picked out the first outfit I showed her!!!! WTH?

8:00 am - Downstairs about to eat breakfast. Yes..... it took us 30 mins to get dressed and head down stairs. No wonder I never get out of the house till 10. I asked her if she wants oatmeal....."No" ok..... Waffles ?"Yes !!" awesome... something easy. After I give her some milk... "No waffles mommy. Oatmeal!" ALRIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!! FREAKING OATMEAL THEN!

8:30am- "Would you like a toasted bagel with butter?" Ella-"No butter." "Do you want cream cheese" "Yeah ...... CREAM CHEESE!!! " I made the bagel, and gave her the smallest amount of cream cheese and put it infront of her. Now look back at the picture in this post. This is what she looked like ....... total disgust and horror on her face when she saw the bagel. Slammed her hands down and cried that there was cream cheese on her bagel. I ended up eating her half too. Im already tired an I have only been up an hour.

8:45am - Just done with breakfast. " I want to watch Calliou." Me-"Calliou is not on yet honey. Wait 15mins and Calliou will be on. Ok?" " No... I wanna watch CALLIOU." (this time not yelling but whinning. "Just be patient Ella and go play with some toys till its time" Ok done.

9:30- Crying from Ella on the couch "Calliou is over !!!" "Ok ... you can watch some word world while Im cleaning" Content for another 30 mins. Nice.

10:00 am- Show is over and I figure it's time for Mommy and daughter time. I get out some paper and start some Valentines crafts. I ask her if she wants to learn how to cut. "Yes !" "Ok... watch mommy first. I will show you how." Ella -" NOOOO..... I WANA CUT!" "Yes I will let you but let me show you first." Another fit, I finally give up and break out the crayons to keep her occupied till the cutting is done.

11:00 am- Valentines crafts are done with some help from Ella. I need to get some laundry done but Ella will not stop whinning for me to pick her up. I set up a huge kids tent and tunnel in the living room to keep her occupied. She has never seen this toy before. We have been saving it for a rainy day so I figured she would be entertained for at least 30 mins. After 20 mins of setting the damn thing up its ready to play with. Ella plays for 10 mins, and its back to crying. "I don't like the tent!" Me-"Why not?" Never gave me an answer but turns out she didn't want to play with it unless I was in the room with her. Took me another 30 mins to switch the laundry over and start a new load because she kept following me around asking for me to hug her on the couch. Sometimes I give in (thanks guilt)and other times I tell her to go play. How are you going to deny your kid a hug?

12:00 pm- Lunch time. "Ella do you want a Hotdog or veggie burger?" " Hot dog" That was easy. Lunch is ready. Food infront of child. Cue tantrum. You guessed it.... " NO HOT DOG MOMMY!" I convince her to eat half of her hotdog, and then she says..... "Mmmm, Hotdog good!"

12:30- NAP TIME KID!!! Her usually nap time is 1 or 1:30. I've had all I could handle today.

Finally it's quiet in the house, I can get some work done but instead Im too frustrated with the events of the morning that Im on this blog venting. I don't vent often but today I feel it's justified. I love being a mom 95% of the time. But its that 5% that makes me shake my head and wonder what is going through her head, and makes me question my competence as a mother. So anyways, I guess I have work to do. I only have another hour before Ella wakes up again. Maybe this is why the house never gets cleaned to my standards. The hell with it. Maybe I will take a shower instead and try again tomorrow.