Before having kids I wanted to do ALL THE THINGS- and for the most part I did. I joined Fit4mom ( LOVE IT) I stay home ( SO GRATEFUL) and I am able to take my boys to do really fun play dates weekly with our wonderful friends ( LIFE SAVERS!!!) It really is a sweet life with these two babies but man some days are
TOUGH.
This morning started out great- we were going to the library like we usually do some Friday’s..I had my coffee and good attitude, my boys slept all night...this was going to be fun.
NOT.
Jax wailed and screamed the ENTIRE class..he threw his play mat along with a tantrum and we did time out.
again and again and again.
With strong willed toddlers you have to be consistent right? So on the third warning I promptly packed up our stuff and left.
Mom guilt all the way down the hall.. mom guilt all the way into the car...BIG mom guilt when he grabbed my face and kissed my lips.
Sometimes you have it all together.. and sometimes you don’t. Sometimes your toddler is a SASS-hole and you feel like everyone is watching and judging.. but then sometimes they are perfect and so well behaved and you want to jump up and down and say “ LOOK AT MY KID!!! HE IS BEING SO GOOD!! A MILLION GOLD STARS FOR YOU TODAY KID!”
Sometimes I feel like I have it ALL together but then just as quickly as that feeling comes, reality in the name of Jax Holden slaps me in the face and says “ NOT TODAY SUCKER!!!!” I am then humbled and forced to pray to God each and every day for guidance to help me navigate the rocky waters of this motherhood gig.
I have a strong willed toddler and they tell me that he will be a leader one day..
I believe he will. He was a journey to have and still is today. I know he is meant to do BIG things and I know God has a purposeful and perfect plan for him. I am glad I know and serve a BIG God who will never leave my side even on the toughest of days!!!!
Some things I have learned when you have a strong willed two year old is that you have to set limits. Consistency is key especially when it comes to discipline and you have to find a behavior management that works for YOUR KID. Something that works for Johnny Joe is not necessarily going to work for Jax. Find what works for YOU and don’t let others sway your decisions or your momming. You will have hard days...I repeat you WILL have hard days..but that doesn’t make you less of a mom. I know that I am a GREAT mom.. and I am the perfect mom for Jax. That is why God gave him to me and nobody else. You are the perfect mom for your strong little leader and that is why they are sitting in your lap and nobody else’s. It’s hard to view the world from their level and at times you catch yourself saying “ are you freakin’ kidding me right now!?” But like a friend shared with me today “ the moments when their big hearts shine make all the tough moments WORTH IT” She was right.
Jaxie kissed his brother last night for the first time and told him he loved him. He tells his daddy and me that he loves us a million times a day and he loves BIG. He hugs his friends and worries when he sees them crying..he has an infectious laugh and he truly makes my heart swell with pride because he is a great kid.
So today remember
Some things I have learned when you have a strong willed two year old is that you have to set limits. Consistency is key especially when it comes to discipline and you have to find a behavior management that works for YOUR KID. Something that works for Johnny Joe is not necessarily going to work for Jax. Find what works for YOU and don’t let others sway your decisions or your momming. You will have hard days...I repeat you WILL have hard days..but that doesn’t make you less of a mom. I know that I am a GREAT mom.. and I am the perfect mom for Jax. That is why God gave him to me and nobody else. You are the perfect mom for your strong little leader and that is why they are sitting in your lap and nobody else’s. It’s hard to view the world from their level and at times you catch yourself saying “ are you freakin’ kidding me right now!?” But like a friend shared with me today “ the moments when their big hearts shine make all the tough moments WORTH IT” She was right.
Jaxie kissed his brother last night for the first time and told him he loved him. He tells his daddy and me that he loves us a million times a day and he loves BIG. He hugs his friends and worries when he sees them crying..he has an infectious laugh and he truly makes my heart swell with pride because he is a great kid.
So today remember
"It takes someone really brave to be a mother
someone really strong to raise a child
and someone really special to love someone more than herself”
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