Dear Lils,
I would like to just share with you what a HUGE difference parenting a two-year-old and three month child vs. anything younger is. You are able to totally tell me everything you need, want, etc. Half my brain is coming back – the part that used to think about my goals and personal health and remembering to buy milk, etc. The part that I devoted the last two years using only to think about you and your many needs – “Is she crying because she is hungry?” etc.
If something hurts we say, “Do you have a boo boo?” And you say yes and can tell us exactly where it us. When you want something you say directly, “Lili want more yogurt”. If you are full you say, “No – I’m fine”. If something frustrates you now you are able to say “Lili wants COLD water in sippy”. Right now I went in to put you down for a nap and you were not sleeping. Instead of solving the big mystery as to why you were still awake I opened the curtain to your room and you said immediately and clear as day, “I need a diaper change.”
This is HUGE for a parent. It saves soooo much time and energy just to know exactly what needs handling and to get it done. Our life is starting to resemble the little flowers poking up currently in our front lawn under the melting snow. Things feel as if they can only get better.
xo
All I’m gonna say is PLEASE NOTE: MY CHILDREN ARE EXACTLY THREE YEARS APART.
This gives me hope.
K, this is so good to know!
A couple of weeks ago, Saffron started crying, CRAZY CRYING, while we were reading a book together. I asked “What’s wrong, honey?” and she pointed at a cup in the illustration and then walked over to the kitchen with hands held out near the sink! This was a eureka moment.