The Working Momma

I have spent quite a bit of time, effort and money planning Z’s 2nd birthday party.  I wanted something smaller than last year and something that everyone would enjoy.  I decided to do a hybrid between a kiddie party and a family party.  All of the kids in his class at daycare were invited, as well as our close family and a couple of family friends that have children.

The party is this Saturday and so far we only have 1 RSVP from daycare out of 16, my father and his family aren’t coming and my in-laws might make it into town before the party.  I am afraid that all of my efforts will have been in vain.  I know that it is a holiday weekend but how many people go out of town for it?  What if nobody shows up for his party?  Why can’t people call and let me know whether they are coming or not?

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Yesterday I turned another year older.  Seeing how I am only 27, it was almost a non-event to me.  HH always has a difficult time figuring out what to get me for birthdays, anniversaries, etc. so I typically help him out by giving him a few suggestions about a month ahead of time.  This time I asked for either an iPhone or a new tattoo.  I really wanted the tattoo but I knew I wouldn’t get it.  I didn’t, I got the 16G white iPhone.  It is pretty awesome from what little time I have had playing with it.

My mom and I came up with a great present from her.  They would keep Z from Saturday midday to Sunday early evening where we would meet to pick him up by us.  It was the best gift she could have given us (both HH and I benefited from this gift so it is not mine alone to enjoy).  We spent Saturday shopping all day and then we went and had a nice dinner together with a few drinks (where we both noticed that the place was really noisy and we hadn’t ever realized that before).  We came home and had some “us” time and then we were bored.  There wasn’t anything on TV and we were too tired and full to get up and go anywhere.  Sunday was spent doing pretty much nothing except getting my iPhone.  That took up the entire day for the most part.

We met my family and Z at a mexican place over by our house to “celebrate” my birthday. *yawn* I don’t really like the whole birthday dinner thing but since I am SOOO compromising I went along with it for everyone else’s enjoyment.  Huge mistake.  Someone told them it was my birthday.  Every waiter came out at the end of dinner with this huge ass sombrero that they made me wear while they sang “Happy Birthday”.  Livid does not even describe how I felt.  Needless to say, there are NO pictures of that.

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So Z is almost two.  The countdown has begun…10 days until we hit the awful stage of Terrible Twos.  Ever since he turned 1 he has began to show his attitude personality more clearly.  While there are some pros to having it begin so early I am now realizing that there are also some cons.  It only gets worse and it lasts longer.  Temper tantrums go to a whole new screeching level.  You begin to argue with them (even if you can’t understand everything that they say).  They want to climb on top of everything, no matter how high it is or how dangerous.  They deliberately disobey you, repeatedly.  They either laugh at you or turn on the waterworks when you try to scold or punish them.  They try to scold or punish you when they think you have done something wrong.

It may sound like I am complaining but I am really not.  I will be complaining when Z is 15 and doing the same things all over again.  I don’t think that he is going to magically become awful overnight when he turns 2 or that he will magically become the world’s best child when he turns 3.  This is a phase, The Terrible Toddler Years. 

It may seem bad now but before I know it he will be all grown up (or at least onto the next phase).  Time just flies by like the pages in a day-planner on a windy day.  Enough with the cliches, my little boy is growing up.

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