Wow. What a time. I think I thought to myself several times, "oh my gosh, how does Sarah (Bass) do it and stay sane?" It wasn't necessarily the chores that made it soooo time consuming --- it was more the dramatics of having two 2 year old GIRLS "playing" together and my broken- hearted little boy (he didn't like sharing me with a 6 month old baby). Talk about plenty of drama that kept coming!!!
But by the end of the time, I felt that I had started to adapt to the challenge of it all; like it wasn't so draining as in the beginning. I will have to advise myself next time, to have Andrew around for some help, and some adult conversation : )
Nonetheless, we had plenty of fun-- baths, fingernail painting, coloring, cookies and milk, and nap times where Marcail taught Kadence how to throw all her things out of the crib and jump up and down for 2 hours before falling asleep.... oops!! : )
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Anneke, you are a brave and admirable woman! What an amazing gift to your friends! And yes... it was probably a little taste of what my life is like - fun, exciting, stressful, hectic, tiring, and wonderful :) And a preview of what might come when a new baby joins your crew! So worth it though :)
I do have a question... what age did you start using time-out/when did you feel it became effective????
Love you, friend!
I know I started using it somewhere between 1 and 2 years... that's a broad range for sure, I know, but can't remember specifically. I think she was 1 1/2, though, when I noticed that it really made a difference - as in, that she would wrestle Donovan's toys away 5 times a day, instead of 15.
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