TANTRUMS

Have I mentioned I live with a 2 year old? Yeah, well, I do. It's apparent daily. I mean he has been two now for a total of 19 days so, you know, it's bound to happen. Now, my husband always says that our daughter threw tantrums, no, no she didn't. Jaxon on the other hand is slowly becoming an expert. If something is occuring that he is not happy about he will let you know it immediately and under no uncertain terms that he would like things to go his way and not yours.
For instance, every morning before work, I wake him up and change him and get him ready to head out the door to go to Nana's house. This morning however, he decided that instead of being his normal self of helping to put his coat and boots on he was having no part of it because today should not be a day that mommy leaves and goes to work. Work however, begged to differ. The child would not put his coat on and flung himself all around while screaming, tears streaming down his face and pulling his coat off as I was trying to help him to put it on. I got up and decided that instead I would try pull over fleece (heeheee, harder to get off when your 2) he picked up his little ride on motorcycle and jumped on yelling "NO NO WAY!" I did successfully get the fleece on him, he did try to take it off, but mommy won.
Next came the boots, we did not have success...I gave up. He screamed as I gathered all our bags at my feet, grabbing, yelling, crying. I had to pick him up and carry him to the car crying. The train went by, it did help for a moment of distraction, but next came the carseat. You don't wanna know.
I had to scrape the ice off the windows this morning, yes in March. Not cool. nope not cool at all. By the time I got into the car the little man was angry that the TV wasn't turned on. Yes, I said it, TV in the car. It's what us parents do nowadays to prevent crying in the vehicles. Our son, has grown accustom to this being the case almost at all times while riding in the Jeep. I feel like a horrible mother but this child has never enjoyed the car much. And with the TV he does much better. This morning was his GEOTRAX movie, choo choo trains. Choo Choo trains always save the day. He was happy all the way to nana's until I made him get out of the car. Then he yelled some more telling me how mad he was to leave his choo choo movie. Once I had him picked up and carried him into her house he was fine, but said NO when he heard her voice inside.
He went right to her as usual and was fine with me leaving, as usual.
I find it amazing that this little man seems to know how to read a calendar and truly knows when it is friday and he is ready for his week to be done. I'm pretty sure he lives for the weekend just as I do to get to spend two days at home with snuggle and playtime as a family at home. Even when I drag him to the store I'm pretty sure he's happy I'm home. Being a working mom is not always the easiest gig.