September 20, 2012

Thursday, September 20th

Today was definitely not my best day with Olivia. I was grumpy with her and she was extra clingy and each of those things exacerbated the other. I was the only toy in the room that she wanted to play with...without stopping...and apparently I was meant to be a jungle gym. I moved away, she cried. I said 'no', she cried. I tried to interest her in toys so I could do chores right next to her, she cried. I was sad & resentful all at once because I knew that I wasn't being the mommy that she needed & the house/chores were overwhelming me. Eventually downstairs I dumped the entire contents of the toy chest out and she was amused for a while. I was able to get one thing done...right next to her.

 After her second nap we picked Daddy up from work & he played with Olivia while I caught up on some chores. I am disappointed in myself, but know that tomorrow is a new day "fresh with no mistakes," as Anne would say. And Olivia was perfectly cheerful in the evening, so it mustn't have bothered her that much.

Olivia can now reach the top shelf of the bookcases downstairs. So it was time to move everything off of those shelves. During her nap I reorganized them for this next level of child-proofing. Soon the living room will have nothing but Olivia's things - she will be queen of the room!

We also tried a new blend of food for lunch - bananas & greens (broccoli & kale). It was a big success!