One Of Those Days

• Chick woke up extra early this morning (even before Pea woke up) which only gave her a modest 10 hours of sleep instead of the usual 12 - 14 hours she requires.

• Pea knocked over my first cup of coffee this morning onto the couch and white carpet.

• Chick peed her pants.

• Pea hit Chick with a toy pig and now Chick has a welt on her face as a result.

• Chick had a complete meltdown while I was disciplining Pea.

• Pea had a complete meltdown during his time out. 

• It took Pea nearly an hour of crying before he finally fell asleep for his nap.

• Instead of napping, Chick chose to play in her room from noon until 2pm.  We woke her at 3pm.  Words cannot describe the wrath Chick had for the early wake-up call.

• The wrath lasted one. whole. hour.

• Chick peed her pants while engaged in said wrath.

•  Pea emptied the ENTIRE box of Kleenex while I was cleaning up from dinner. It was brand new.

Of course, what I'm not listing could fill an entire blog post in and of itself.  The fighting over a specific toy, the screaming "MINE!" every few minutes, the pushing, the shoving, the intentional non-responsiveness to parental requests, the fighting over a certain parent's attention (me), the refusal to eat anything remotely healthy, and the general ugliness of toddler mood swings has left me completely spent today.

Tomorrow will be better, right?