Testing limits

Ahh, we're at that next stage in life. Delanah is testing limits for everything lately! What she can touch, what she can eat, what she can open, play with, etc. All day long is one big lesson! At the moment we're working on her not hitting and/or having a meltdown if she gets frustrated. Something gets stuck, she can't open something up, she can't reach something, all of the sudden there's yelling, frustration and if I happen to be close enough, sometimes hitting out towards me. I have been trying to remain calm and tell her to use her signs and/or her words to let me know what she would like. Sometimes the answer is yes and I let her do/have what she was asking for and sometimes the answer is no. Yes, life is happier when the answer is yes :)

Today we ventured to the Children's Museum and it appears that my lovely daughter likes to hit out at kids if she feels her personal space is getting invaded. Never thought I would have to do a timeout at the museum, but a time out we did do today! I felt the looks from other moms, I got the feeling they thought I was overreacting, but this is my daughter and the life lessons I want her to learn. Hitting is not acceptable. Plain and simple.

It's getting harder and harder to keep Dave informed with what is going on in our day. Lately it seems that he comes home, spends time checking his phone for messages/emails, we eat dinner, he whisks her away for bath while I clean up (still think I am getting the short end of the stick with this considering I then clean up left over messes from bath time as well), I nurse her and put her to bed and then he's back working again. I was so bored, and alone, the other night I didn't know what to do with myself! So, he's gone for almost 2 weeks, comes home to me sick, now he's not feeling the greatest and work is bogging him down. I feel like a single parent. I make the decisions, I teach the lessons, I still get asked what foods to give her...I hate that I feel alone in this with her father in the house. Something has got to change because this current situation is testing my limits.