After Cayden's first birthday I was told by a number of friends with older children to enjoy my sweet toddler now because the closer he got to age 2, the worse things were going to get. In these same conversations they also made sure to let me know that the terrible twos were not going to end at 3...they were going to get worse! YAY, right? Something to look forward to. Even though I was holding out hope that our baby boy would be different. Boy was I wrong! Cayden got more and more, shall we say, challenging the closer we got to his second birthday and shortly thereafter it was like someone flipped a switch. He started throwing temper tantrums like we had never seen him do, he stopped listening as well and became even more stubborn than he had been. And, age 3 was worse because he was older, smarter and much, much more vocal than he had been.
The good news that had been given to me at the same time as my warning to brace myself for the terrible twos and horrific threes was that it comes to end at age 4 and that my sweet little boy will return once again. After we hit age 2 and saw what kind of a world we would be living in the next few years, I was more than a little sceptical that 4 would be any kinds of a turning point. Fortunately for us, as we inch closer and closer to Cayden's fourth birthday he is becoming the sweetest, kindest, most helpful child EVER. Although still stubborn and challenging at times, I can't seem to get enough of my wonderful little man who watches out for his sister, makes sure to hug and kiss her goodnight (every night) and does whatever he can to help Mommy with pretty much everything!
So for everyone out there who has a kid (or two) in the middle of the terrible 2s/horrific 3s or who hasn't had kids yet and don't know what's coming, there is hope and a light at the end of this difficult tunnel!
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