It has been a long time between blogs...again. Life really does get the better of me sometimes and by the time I have a free moment to write, I'm just way to knackered to even lift a finger and my brain crashes haha!
This month marked Molly as a 22month old. Her second birthday is just around the corner and don't I know it! Those terrible two's entered our house some time ago. When my little monkey has a meltdown, I think she can be heard on the international space station. Generally, she is pretty amazing and I am totally loving this age, but sometimes she shows that crazy streak that makes my ovaries shrivel up.
As Molly's second birthday approaches, I find myself in the middle of birthday party frenzy. I have decided to go with a circus theme this year and have already started collecting items for the party bags. My birthday cake plans are coming together and I have designed an invitation that looks like a vintage ticket stub. Yes I have gone all out...yet again. I seem to really enjoy this organising of birthday parties.
My dear daughter has also begun developing her language skills. Today, as I stood in the kitchen making my first attempt at cake pops in the shape of miniature ice creams (practice run before her birthday), my husband was outside tinkering away on his motorbike. Molly stood at our screen door and shouted out "Daddy! Daddy! Daddy!....Give me cuddles!!", at which point Daddy promptly came in and gave her a big cuddle. She is stringing so many words together. Yesterday I sneezed and she said "bless you, mummy"! I'm also very pleased to report that Molly has wonderful manners and always says please and thank you, which although small means incredibly a lot to me.
We have also had some rather ridiculous incidents in the past month or so. In fact, I can't even use the bathroom without being hassled by my little munchkin. On one particular day, she had a complete meltdown whilst I was using the bathroom. She climbed onto my lap sobbing her heart out and then promptly fell asleep, leaving me stranded on the loo with my daughter asleep in my arms. What should have taken me one minute took a lot longer hahahaha! I have to say though, it's moments like that, that you realise that you're a mummy and that sometimes things happen out of your control and you just have to go with the flow and do what works for you.
So the countdown begins. In two months I will officially be the mother of a 2 year old. Let the good times roll!
On Friday the 20th of April 2012 at 10am, I took Molly to her first gig at the Enmore Theatre.....The Wiggles! We went with three other mummies and munchkins from mothers group, and to make it more exciting we all took the bus.
It wasn't until after the show that my precious little child decided to have a world class meltdown. I didn't have a stroller, jut a harness. She was absolutely vile, and I soon became 'that' mum with the screaming child. In amongst all the madness we had stopped off to get gelato for the girls. So on the bus ride home, my sobbing chocolate covered daughter continued her lovely tantrum. By the time we got back to the car and on our way home, Molly had passed out in her car seat. 
So our first Wiggles experience was a roller coaster of emotions, but ultimately one of pure fun and joy. Molly had a wild time with her friends. Now we have PlaySchool live to look forward to...and I can't wait. 