So today was very interesting indeed. Catherine did well and slept most of the night. I feel really weird talking about my eldest's sleep habits first because it's...well... unnatural. Seriously, Christina slept through the night a second time in two weeks...not bad for a 3 month old. Catherine is over 2 1/2 years old and we struggle to get a full night's sleep. And I don't quite understand why. I have been wondering if nightmares or something were happening but when I asked her, she told me: "Swiper was trying to bite me". For those of you who have no idea what the freak I am talking about, Swiper is a character who "swipes" from Dora the Explorer. So she has this wallpaper border that has Swiper every few feet...all suggestions are welcomed on how to address this issue. Email me, call me (not on my cell, it's kaput), or tell me.
Catherine had some issues this AM again, acting tired, not listening ( Which is typical for 2 year olds ... right ... RIGHT? Anyone?) We were getting ready today to do some pumpkin carving, some cookies, some Rice Krispies treats...which had to wait until a nap because Catherine had trouble following simple directions...Again may be because she is 2, but she listens way better usually. Anyway, Christina just seems amused by the whole thing. She hangs out...as long as you are walking with her...if you don't, you are the worse father/mother/person ever! Seriously, she is not that bad.
It really helped to have Cindy around today. Catherine woke up refreshed and was able to have lunch, which consisted of her dipping her carrots in BBQ sauce meant for her chicken...whatever, at least she ate. She was then ready to help with the "Krispies" as she calls them. A hot stove and a toddler is not a very great combo...we nervously navigated through that. We then carved her pumpkin, which led to my favorite line of the day: We were emptying the pumpkin with our hands, which Catherine was telling me how dirty her hands felt doing it, she called over to Cindy and said: "Come on dirty mommy!". Wow, I will use that eventually...somewhere...OK just in this blog. After a few scary moments with a plastic knife (You had to be there to understand), we stopped and tried to play a little...but our girl was too tired...so the nap war started again, with Team Parent winning at the end. Now, it seems that she should not sleep so much, but you should see her dark circles under her eyes. Christina in all this? She fell asleep on my shoulder for 1 hour. I should put her down...but these moments are so quickly gone...call me a sap, I don't care. For my girls, I will be a sap forever. I still cry listening to "My little girl" by Tim McGraw.
Anyway, we went to a restaurant for my mother-in-law's birthday. Catherine was way better there than most kids and it was surprisingly refreshing to see that my 2 year-old was not so bad. Older kids were worst than her. I feel I can be hard on her but I am not the parent who wants to be the friend to my child: I want to be her father. Yes, sometimes I struggle, but at the end of the day, I need to parent...and this has been lost on a lot of people. I guess that, in the spirit of this blog, this is what I have learned.
When we went to bed, everything went well, she was so snuggly and giggly. She hugged me twice, gave me two big kisses and told me "Bonne nuit papa". She is the best. Christina again did her own thing and went to bed without much fussing. She is also the best!
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