Well, tomorrow is hump day, probably one of my worst days of the week. Wednesdays are always hard for me, my energy is sapped, my desire for the week to end is overpowering, and this one will definately be my worst in history!
The zoo place was quite interesting. The 2-year old that left me with such memories yesterday proved to be just as challenging. Throwing rocks at the chickens, chasing them and kicking gravel at them, kicking the chickens, running out of my sight leaving me with his giggles that I definately will miss, and mouthing off to me.
Finally after about an hour of reprimanding him, I grew weary of him telling me 'no' and put the ole leash on him. He hated that but I felt great satisfaction. This comes from a mom who thinks leashes for kids are thee most degrading thing but after the battling I was doing with this one child, I relented, put aside my feelings of humiliating this child and just did it. Of course he was only on it for about 2 minutes for his time out and I set him free. Funny, it worked until we got in the gift shop where there is oodles of glass knick-knacks....I had to restrain him because again, he was getting mouthy with me and his hands were all over everything. Not gentle either!
The other two that I brought had a really good time. The 3-year old sister of the hellion was adorable, eager to find those bunnies, hugging the fawns, feeding all the animals she could with the meager 5 pieces of food she could fit in her dainty little hand. Broke my heart really. Her whole adventure consisted of her saying, "I want to feed the bunnies, where's the bunnies, can we find the bunnies now?"
The 1 1/2 year old was somewhat scared and apprehensive sitting in that stroller at eye level with the mouths of those hungry animals in his face. And me wanting to get some final pictures towards the end of our farewell fieldtrip, piled food in his lap for the little fawn to eat. He was scared at first but after the second pile, he was touching it, talking to it, and even had a smile. But ultimately, I do think that child was more than happy to stay in the confines of his stroller.
These will be memories I will cherish, no matter how frustrating I may sound. I have to take it all in now that the end is nearing.
Any regrets yet? Perhaps a couple, missing the giggles and all of their wonder and amazement at new things, but nothing big enough to ebb the excitement of having only....
3 MORE DAYS!
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