Story Time & Cabin Fever

Story time at the library has definitely changed since our very first visit. Reminder: our first visit Nate sat on my lap the entire time just looking around and taking it all in. Not. Any. More.

Now, he'll sit on every other mother's lap but mine. I am the only mom there with no child by her. He will go sit by another mommy or sit on her lap or hug her. Which, if he would stay on someone else's lap the entire time, I would be happy. But that is short lived. He runs around getting into everything he's not supposed to and trying to rip posters off the wall. Last week when they had to put their noise makers back in the box he threw such a fit I had to take him out of the room. Sometimes he just laughs and dances in the middle of the room, which is adorable, and I don't mind at all. It's just getting into EVERYTHING that is a constant battle.

So, if he's like that there, you can imagine what he's like at home. He is into everything. It is absolutely exhausting running behind him to clean up everything. He doesn't like things where they belong and will empty boxes and bins and drawers so that there is a pile of stuff on the floor. Only then is he content with his work. He knocks over his play table and basketball hoop. he has even lifted and knocked over his highchair. He can now open toilet lids and doors, so our "safe" zones are no longer.

And if you combine this with winter and I'm about to go crazy! It seems like the more into winter we get, the less I can think about anything else but spring. I cannot wait to get out of the house into some fresh air. I think of all the things we can do during the day that we cannot do now. Winter is frustrating! I would take him outside to play but 1) it's been so cold and 2) he's been sick and it's more exhausting when he's sick than when he's destructive. So day in and day out we are stuck inside. That is why we continue to go to the library each week. At least for the one hour a week, even if it's just as exhausting running after him there as it is here, at least it's four different walls.