Ugh....

Today was a rough day. Ryan was just not in a good mood all day, which lead to lots of tears, and lots of mommy saying to herself "I will get through this day, I WILL get through this day."

I thought Ellie handled Ryan's meltdown pretty well. She just colored and played by herself while I tried to comfort Ryan. It made me think back to when we first started babysitting and Ryan was just over a year old. He would cry, and she would cover her ears and tell me how loud he was. Now she is used to it, I guess :) She is very patient with Ryan, and she loves him to death.

I am not sure why Ryan was in such a funk today, not sure if he is getting his 2 year molars (because face it, I am not sticking my finger in his mouth to find out), or if he had a headache, or was tired, I don't know. He didn't even have a bite of lunch, not one. He was just inconsolable, and didn't even want me near him. So I let him go all out, screaming and crying while I cleaned up all the tupperware he had strewn everywhere.

Again, after nap time he seemed better, but he seemed tired this evening, even cuddling with Mommy on the couch while Daddy had to go run an errand. He is not a cuddler, so this was a big deal. It has been a long time since I have been able to cuddle him and smell his hair and just enjoy the calmness of him. It was wonderful :)