I remember anxiously waiting for my little one to say” mommy”, he has been saying “daddy”since he was about seven months old. Finally almost two months before he turned two he said “mommy”, I was so happy, he finally acknowledges me. After he turned two he learned the phrase “mommy now”. At first I thought it was so cute, his first verbal demand that I could understand, and now it is a bit much. I sneak off to the bathroom , and he is banging down the door screaming “mommy now”. If I am in the kitchen doing dishes, or finishing making dinner, its “mommy now”. And if I ever get the opportunity to go grocery shopping, he is crying as I leave “mommy now”.

I know it is just a stage, and it is pretty cute. And it makes me very happy to hear him say mommy, even if it follows a demand. I’m just glad that he hasn’t discovered the phrase “I want that toy right now”.

The little one is feeling a lot better today, and I’m feeling better too. My poor husband has the cold now, and I think that he is feeling the sickest now. I am trying to get caught up on all of the house -work that I missed. Tons of laundry await me, and the floors need cleaned too. I know that the little guy is better, the living-room is a huge mess. I get one thing cleaned, and he has trashed another. I think I need another “sick day”.

Ever since the little guy has turned two, he is late to bed and early to rise. About 10:30 p.m. to sleep, and 7:30 a.m. wide awake, just to be exact. About two months ago, he was the complete opposite, early to bed, and he would sometimes sleep in until 10:00 a.m. How I miss those days… He is still trying to give up naps, and is grumpy when he is in need of one, me too. Its late tonight and he is on his fourth hour of Blue’s Clues (his new favorite). We took a nice family walk this evening, so maybe the fresh air will make his sleep. I’m keeping optimistic, and hoping that tomorrow he will sleep in just a little bit. If not, a little more coffee for me.

We had my son’s birthday party yesterday, and it was pretty fun. He got lots of presents, lots of cake and ice cream, and many pictures were taken. We still have a ton of cake left over, and big messes for me to clean up. I get one mess picked up, and I find another mess that the little one has left for me. I am trying to get up the energy to go and take the trash outside, but the couch is really calling my name for a nap. I wonder if my little guy will take a nap soon, probably not, he is running laps around the living room right now. I wish that I had his energy.

We just finished dinner, and the little one hasn’t taken a nap yet today… He was up again last night at 2:30 am, and I thought after all of the running around that we have been doing today that he would take a big nap, but nope. We went shopping and I finally found a few little things for his birthday, and we are getting his cake tomorrow. The list of things that need to get done is already growing, and I am already tired.