Looking Back and Looking Forward 2010 & 2011

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Erica - I had been wondering about you, and now I hope you can follow through and let us know how you are doing, even when the news isn't great. We're here for you. *hug*

Originally Posted by wendybeth

Now that you've had Theo a good amount of time, and gotten to know him pretty well (although he still has some surprises for you), I'm curious: What have you found to be the most difficult thing about being a Mom (and there will be more than one answer), and what is the most surprising?

I'll try to not completely derail the thread. Difficult...As Theo gets older it becomes harder to remember to be patient. Amazingly, I find myself annoyed that he doesn't understand or do what I tell him. Ha. Surprising - well, to be honest, I'm surprised at my own lack of patience, as I had seemingly infinite patience for the first few months, and I never would have guessed that I would expect anything but unpredictability and lack of cooperation from a baby.

Originally Posted by lashbear

• Removing some of the clutter in our unit to make it more liveable. Surfaces, sweetie, surfaces !

Oh lordy, if only! There's no such thing as an empty surface in our house, and I expect that will always be the case.

[DreadPirateRoberts]

Originally Posted by Cadaverous Pallor

Amazingly, I find myself annoyed that he doesn't understand or do what I tell him.

CP, I don't mean to burst your bubble, but the problems still exist in my 5, 7 and 9 year old.

[katiesue]

Originally Posted by DreadPirateRoberts

CP, I don't mean to burst your bubble, but the problems still exist in my 5, 7 and 9 year old.

and my 14 almost 15 year old.