love/hate this age

[pixiepink24]

Dislike: High pitched screams

Likes: saying sorry, please, and thank you. Manners get me.

[catladymeow]

Dislike: rage fueled tantrums

Like: the constant chatter to herself. I love it.

[wineandcake]

Dislike: where do I begin? This age is just not for me. He's adorable, but so so difficult.

Love: I love when he's going to bed and yells bye bye and love you to everyone including the pets. He just calls Mac 'brother' and it's so cute. And when he's playing and whoever is playing with him stops he yells 'yoo hoo mommy/daddy/brother, yoo hoo'.

[ashiscute]

Love- I love this age! It is my favorite. He is cuddly and sweet and loves his big brother and sister so much. I love how happy he is when we pick DD up from school!

Dislike- he prefers H to me all the time. Which is lame because I'm way better than H. Also, he still won't go to childcare at the gym consistently.

[rach]

Love - she pats where she wants you to sit. Holds hands to walk places. Pokes fun at everyone and then cracks up at herself.

Dislike: she can't communicate as much as either of us want. So she tantrums in return. Super.

[wells2010]

Dislike: tantrums, mischief, tearing apart everything, antagonizing her sister

Loves: her expanding vocabulary, watching her pick up new things, reading, cuddling and patting my back like we do to her, laughing.

She is at such a fun roller coaster age. She amazes me at least once a day.

[Deleted]

Love: he's getting into pretend play more with his kitchen and it's the cutest. And he adores H.

Don't love: picky eating/throwing food on the floor constantly. Dumping out any container with toys in it (blocks, play food, etc). Not because he wants to play with it, just to make a mess.

[imavera]

Annoying: fighting to get in/out of her car seat but promptly climbing into one of her brother's seats to buckle herself in and refuse to get out of the van :/ Also, taking huge gulps of milk and water and then letting it all dribble out. Also, she eats too much. And always takes her shoes off.

Cute: She squeals when she sees her brothers in the morning- runs towards them waving hi super crazily. She likes coming up for "mama kiss" a lot, too. In general, she's pretty sweet. She can rock her outfits like no other, too, so being ridiculously adorable doesn't hurt her cause

[mnj05]

Dislike - throwing of shoes and socks in the truck, throwing food, the fact that he laughs when we tell him no and doesn't change what he's doing

Love - he'll randomly come up for a hug then grab my face for a kiss

[lovemyirishtwins]

Love: She loves dancing all day everyday. Her favorite is to take my hands and spin in a circle as fast as she can. It makes me so dizzy.

Dislikes: Her fits! She screams at the top of her lungs and bangs her head on the floor. She has bruises on her forehead. I have to put her in her crib or high chair when she is upset.

[kristhegirl]

Hate: she is so loud! Sure, she'll vocalize loudly, but the constant banging and sound experiments drive me bazoo.
Minor dislike: the constant quest to know "what's that?" as she hands me miniscule pieces of nothing.

Love: she is hilarious. She loves laughing, loves making us laugh, loves making herself laugh. Her curiosity and interest in the world is so entertaining.

[cincymama]

Love: How much he adores his big brother. He loves to follow him around will announce everything DS1 does like it is the best thing in the entire world. "Eddie pee!" "Eddie shoes!" "Eddie water!" It is so cute.

Hate: He thinks it is hilarious to run away from me when I am trying pick him up to take him somewhere. It drives me crazy. I have to chase him around constantly.

[hereiam]

Dislike: throwing food on the ground and spilling out drinks. Tantrums lots of them, and the wrestling, tantrums we have every diaper change.

Love: He's very cuddly and has the best laugh.

[CoachTsWife]

Frustrating: When he tell us no and keeps doing the thing we asked him not to do. When he's frustrated he stops and just yells "NOoooooOOOO!!" It is usually when we are having trouble communicating/understanding what he wants.

Love: His hugs; they are tight and they fill up my heart. I love when he runs to me after a day apart, yelling "Moommmmyyy". He's picked up the phrase "thank you" and it is super cute because he looks at you, smiles and says "thank you" and waits for us to say "you're welcome".

[vvvvvfee]

i like this age through the 2s. they're so sweet.

cute:
-picks up your phone if he sees it around and gives it to you, saying "here go" (he even knows which phone belongs to who)
-dancing whenever there's music on- includes lots of dropping it like it's hot
-as a counterpoint to the usual toddler mess-making, he's very into cleaning/organizing- he picks things up and puts them in the garbage (unfortunately the items he chooses are not always garbage), wipes up after himself, gets out a wipe and wipes his own nose (but then puts the dirty wipe back in the container, lol), closes drawers that are open, and tries to put up the baby gate for me when we come downstairs

annoying:
-throws himself down in a dramatic tantrum, inevitably conks his head on the floor hard and then screams
-wakes up every day at 6 am, cries, DH puts him in our bed, then DS kicks me in the back until i wake up

[sarahh]

Annoying - throwing food, too independent (doesn't want to hold my hand to cross the street or a parking lot), when I say "no" to certain things, she starts bawling, lays on the ground, throws things.

Cute - this just started in the last few weeks, whenever I get her from the sitter or get home from work she is so excited to see me that she tears up, says Mommy and runs toward me. This is cute and annoying, but some times when I say "no" she waves and says "hi" in an attempt to distract me and let her do what she shouldn't be doing.

[kasiaskis]

Dislike - mealtime struggles. I've gotten used to most of the tantrums but the dinner table ones still get to me. Maybe because I'm hungry and would like to sit and enjoy my meal rather than listen to her scream, whine, claw at me, and throw food. E is a very picky/fickle eater.

Love: listening to her sing and chatter to herself, pretty much every moment I see her learn something new, when she gets excited about anything.

[amch8]

Love: When she wakes up in the morning and I go into her room and she says, "Mama, hug?" And then I pick her up and hug her and she says, "Mama, cuddles?" And then we go lie in my bed and she says, "Mama, guppies? Mama, Mickey?" LOL.

Hate: Oh my the willful toddler stage came early! Everything is "no no no" and she constantly wants to be near me, but will wiggle out of my grip and run into a parking lot. She's hitting and she tantrums and oh my the exhaustion.

[EmMilAlly]

Love: he loves being a "good helper" and gets my coat and purse for me, brings me diapers for the baby. He sings and reads to himself and gets really excited about so many things.

Dislike: noodle leg syndrome when he doesn't want to do something.

[cincymama]

Apr 6, 2017 15:26:42 GMT -5 EmMilAlly said:

Love: he loves being a "good helper" and gets my coat and purse for me, brings me diapers for the baby. He sings and reads to himself and gets really excited about so many things.

Dislike: noodle leg syndrome when he doesn't want to do something.

Noodle leg syndrome is the worst!

[mrsbeachcat]

Love: he's legit funny. And he has such a lovely temperament. I love that he's so cheerful and social. He's not as verbal as some of the girls on here, but I'm endlessly amazed by how well he's able to communicate using the words he does have.

Hate: meals. He went from being such a great eater to being picky almost overnight it seems. It has been over 6 months at this point of having him reject almost everything I offer. I can see how easy it is to slip into being a mac & cheese mom but I'm trying really hard not to go (too far) down that path.

Love AND hate: he still hasn't weaned. I love the bond that we have because of it and it definitely makes parenting easier but sometimes I'm just over it and wish he'd stop.