The forecast calls for localized chaos...
Hi Folks!
I absolutely love my family but they're driving me insane. Yesterday, I was watching my brother's girls when the eldest decided she wanted to run away. Maybe it's just me, but a 5 yr old is heavier then a 4 yr old. They may look to be about the same size, but the difference of a birthday is amazing. Somehow, it adds some sort of weight to the child and picking them up becomes harder.
Anyways, I had to bodily remove her from the neighbor's yard. Picking her up in a fireman's carry and walking back to the front porch, I had her yowling in my ear like an angry cat and I thought to myself...
Am I really sure that I want to think about having a second child?
Later on, the girl decided that she was going to behave. I offered to brush and braid her hair for her. Surprisingly, she sat still and told me about what she thought about starting school this year, how she hopes that her younger sister enjoys daycare, and her regret that the youngest was 'still a baby' and couldn't join in the grand adventure of education with the other two.
I love those kids. Their mercurial temperaments, however, can drive me up a wall.
Oh, and for the record, my husband and I are still discussing having child number two.