HappyHealthyandWise

I am sure most moms out there that stay home with there kids have had that moment when the house is quiet. Maybe both your kids happen to be napping at the same time. Unmm rarely! Or your husband took one of the kids with him to run errands. Sometimes voluntarily lol! Or in my case, my 3 year old is finally potty- trained and can start preschool! Signal chimes and confetti!! It took until September, literally after 1.5 years of attempted potty training. I would like to say I have some magic advice on potty training a difficult child, but she just finally figured it out on her own! I called my system "gentle" potty training. But I digress, this is about the fact that I now have 2.5 hours twice per week with only the baby and I! With school starting at 9 the baby always falls asleep on the way home. I am not very domestic and always tired so at first, I usually relax and catch up on some Bravo Reality trash! My guilty pleasure! I have discovered though that I like organizing. I...

I am determined to make it through the minute, the hour, the day. I take a deep breath and pray, Dear God, please give me the patience needed to deal with my 3 year old! I sometimes think it's hardest on me because she looks just like me. A mini- me screaming at me! I am by nature, a very calm, easy going person. Being a mother has brought up so much stress and anger that I never knew I had in me. I had no clue how stressful having a toddler could be. My husband and I decided to start her in preschool early to try and give her some time away from Mommy and being in a structured environment. F loves school and her teacher but I not sure it makes time at home better or worse. After school she is tired but refuses to nap. I know she is a strong-willed little girl. I am learning that it is easier to let her pick out her own clothes. That she will survive if she wears a pink shirt and purple pants with a sparkly tutu. I let her wear a pink dress for Christmas and sometimes we wear the s...