30 Day Mom Challenge: Day 5

Day 5: Tell yourself, “He’s only __ years old. He’s still a child.” Then, treat him that way.
This is one that I’ve been trying to focus on since day 1 mostly for Macy. I think I expect her to act older than she is because she’s the oldest…what I fail to remember is that even though she’s the oldest, she only turned 3 a few months ago. She’s acting like a 3 year old, not a 7 year old, and that’s what she’s supposed to do.
So, here are some things a 3 year old does…
Claim your independence and decide to start reading a book by yourself before bed instead of having mom or dad read it to you…and because you are a wold class champion of delaying bed time as long as possible, you choose to read THE ENTIRE BIBLE. You’re also smart enough to know that your parents aren’t going to say “no, you can’t read the Bible”.
And pretend to color on the counter with a peach pit. What? You’ve never done that?!
A 1 1/2 year old might…
Throw your spoon and milk on the floor over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and…you get the idea

Get into the pantry and find the cheese bunny crackers

Ask mom to give you some cheese bunny crackers

Take matters into your own hands when mom is busy with that loud baby, then you step on one of the crackers, feel the need to see what you just stepped on so sit down…on the huge pile of crackers! (The last part was hilarious, but couldn’t be photographed because mom was freaking out over the hundreds of bunnies who lost their lives during the incident).
A 2 month old tends to…
Stare at some weird black thing in front of your face while sporting a mohawk that appeared after your bath
Cry because you’re hungry or tired or bored or need to poop or your tummy hurts or because you don’t like having a mohawk or just feel like crying

Yawn because you realize that you’re crying because you’re tired

Cry some more because no one is helping you fall asleep until someone comes to your rescue (not pictured). Sleep.
Each stage is a blessing! 🙂