3 could be a very bad year....

So Hunter has been a fairly easy child. He has certainly had his moments and can be pretty whiny but most of the time life w/ him has been smooth.

Brooke, well Brooke, is another story. She is going to test Scott and I to our very limits. I love her dearly and believe if she makes it to adulthood she will be something amazing. She has the best personality and most of the time she is the happiest child I have ever seen.

But then we have mornings like today....

To make a long story short. It took us 10min to make a 3min walk to her classroom and she was screaming and being held up by one arm the whole way (no exageration). And it was all because I wouldn't carry her to class, which I never do. It was great. All the other moms looking at me, all of them saying they've been there.

The punch line to this story is that last week, we had this exact same scenerio getting to school. Only it was because she didn't get to open the garage door when we left the house. Oh and all the same moms were looking at me w/ all the same looks.

With Hunter threats usually work. I never actually get to 3 when I count. With Brooke I get to 3 EVERY time. In fact, she will just watch me count, probably counting w/ me in her head. Sometimes she waits till I say 3 then does what I ask, sometimes she lets me get to 3 and still doesn't do it. Parents have a tendency to make outlandish threats knowing they won't have to follow through because the threat alone will cause compliance. With Brooke before I tell her what will happen when I get to 3 I have to really think about it and make sure it is something I can follow through w/....everytime. And even then, she usually doesn't care.

Earlier I said if she makes it to adulthood, but the scary thing is that the chances are higher of Scott and I not making it.

Yes, 3 could be a rough year in deed.

Little Brookie- I love you w/ all my heart.