Comments on: Terrifically Two!

By: Daily Rituals | ...infinitely learning...

Daily Rituals | ...infinitely learning... — Wed, 14 Jul 2010 03:09:46 +0000

[...] Koala is two and a half. He’s having a hard time with this transition. He’s still very much mama’s baby and seems caught between worlds. On one end he has his older brother constantly telling him he can’t play with his legos, leap frog or whatever other cool big kid toy he’s hoarding that day and on the other end he has a red faced baby sister who is constantly taking up mama’s lap, arms and attention. Every time someone visits (which is often) he begins the visit by enthusiastically showing off his little sister and ends the visit by screaming at guests and throwing things at them. eh. For his best interest I am looking to create a rhythm he can count on in a world that may feel a little shaky right now. I also want to make sure he’s getting plenty of sleep because mixing over tiredness with the current state of affairs could be disastrous. [...]

By: Mind, mind: breathe in, breathe out | ...infinitely learning...

Mind, mind: breathe in, breathe out | ...infinitely learning... — Tue, 25 May 2010 05:01:32 +0000

[...] always nice to have extra hands to buckle and unbuckle car seats (and chase a certain run away two year old down the road) if you know what I mean. (I think you [...]

By: Just me and the Twitterverse | ...infinitely learning...

Just me and the Twitterverse | ...infinitely learning... — Mon, 22 Feb 2010 20:24:07 +0000

[...] brought Stone and the kids, but I wanted to dip my toes in the water solo and check things out. (And besides bringing koala anywhere public or nice at this point is usually more work than fun.) It was a family friendly event and very encouraging to see community building in the works. [...]

By: kate

kate — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:42:36 +0000

Love this hillary. And love the presence and beauty you bring to mothering. All good stuff.

By: Melodie

Melodie — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 22:02:42 +0000

My two year old is such a delight too. When she has a meltdown I know she’s just frustrated with the fact that she’s just too little for her big self inside. I love to watch her play though. My oh my does she ever want to be a big kid. And in so many ways she is.
Melodie´s last blog ..How Often Do You Bathe Your Baby?

By: exhale. return to center.

exhale. return to center. — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 03:08:28 +0000

great post hil. here and at steady mom.

you have such a beautiful, positive outlook…it’s just oozes through the computer as i read.

~e
exhale. return to center.´s last blog ..saturdays at sophie’s

By: Kate

Kate — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 23:26:31 +0000

I can so relate to this as well, Hillary ~ as I read the whole thing with a big smile on my face!
Roan is QUITE the comedian, always doing things to make us laugh. I can’t count how many times in a day, Graeme and I look at each other and giggle over our 2 year old’s antics!
I really do love this age! :)
Kate´s last blog ..My Everyday Magic 1/25/2010

By: Mama Koala

Mama Koala — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:30:44 +0000

Beautiful post! I jumped over from your guest post at Steady Mom–well done.

I also have to let you know–I have a 2 year old son dubbed Koala too.

I can totally relate to everything you wrote.

By: Amber

Amber — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 20:54:12 +0000

Thank you for this optimistic view. My second child is coming up on 18 months, and I can see the toddler in him starting to grow. I needed a reminder of the good parts of this age!
Amber´s last blog ..Imperfection

By: flowers

flowers — Mon, 25 Jan 2010 19:07:41 +0000

Ha! I like that one!

Two was not a difficult stage for Sol either–it was three. When I just had Sol it was much easier to work him through his independent needs. Not only does K try to keep up with his older brother, but I usually am avoiding one crisis with a five year old when I hear the two year starting another crisis somewhere else in the house! poor me! lol.