She’s only 21 months, that cheaty little monkey. And, she HAS officially — like, AS OF TODAY — entered the terrible twos.
I know, I’ve said this before. But, now I’m SERIOUS. REAL serious. And, she picked the HOTTEST DAY EVAH to show her terribles.
Today’s Terrible Two Tantrums:
1. didn’t want to get out of her pajamas. Wahhh;
2. didn’t want to put on her shirt. Wahhh;
3. didn’t want to stay upstairs. Wahh;
4. didn’t want to go downstairs. Wahh;
5. didn’t want to share her babydoll with Benjamin. Wahh;
6. didn’t want lunch because wanted wagon ride: “WIGON!!! WIGON!!!” Wahh;
7. didn’t want to nap. Wahh;
8. didn’t want to get off the swing. Wahh;
9. wanted to get off the swing. Wahh;
10. didn’t want to get off the swing. Wahh;
11. wanted to get off the swing. Wahh;
12. didn’t want to get off the swing. Wahh, screeeeeeeeeech;
13. didn’t want to get out of the wagon. Wahh;
14. didn’t want dinner. Wahh!
You get the picture….
If she doesn’t want something…? “NOKAY! WAHHH!”
If she wants something…? “Peesh? AHKAY!” — and, do NOT mess with “Peesh Ahkay”? Or, you gonna get SCREAMED AT!
Meanwhile….
Today’s (Don’t-Worry-Minor) Anxiety Attacks:
1. The monkey ate some wax paper (on cupcake). Wahh;
2. It’s too hot for preggo girl. Wahh;
3. Should I be lifting the monkey so much? Wahh;
4. The blade on my blender’s dented — did I eat metal? Wahh;
5. I fed some guinea pigs at the monkey’s school — am I contaminated? Wahh;
6. The mumps have invaded Ontario — am I contaminated? Wahh;
7. I’m running around too much. Wahh;
8. Starbucks is making me fat. Wahh!
You get the picture….
Am seeing my prepardum depression psychiatrist first thing tomorrow. Good thing!

I made a DELISH chicken stir fry for dinner. Wish I had a pic of it. It was soooo GORJ. Of course, the monkey ate NONE of it. What did she eat? A bowl full of hummus and some applesauce. Yumm…. Cheaty little monkey! She’s terribly terrible-two-ey, but HILARIOUS and ADORABLE. LOVE!

HAAAAAAAATE THIS THING. BANE OF MY EXISTENCE IS:

Meet the monkey’s high chair. It’s the WORST thing ever invented. When we bought it, we thought, “AWWWWESOME! It turns into a rocking chair!” Have we used the rocking chair feature even once? NO!!!
Why is it so awful? Because t’s a freaking BITCH to clean. Today, like? I lifted up the plastic so-called protective padding to find a full-out POND underneath. Almost vomited. Can still smell it. Was NOT a happy camper:

Of course, I wore this mask so that I wouldn’t inhale any possibly-contaminating pond scum, strong smells or bleach fumes….








Gwen said on May 16th, 2007 at 1:31 am
lol, I feel the same way about Aidan’s high chair. what the hell were we thinking when we got one that you can’t throw the liner in the washing machine. what kind of stupid thing was that? WE are planning to take it out and pressure wash it.
As for the 2 thing check out my family blog : http://www.leftcoastfloyds.net/2007/05/15/you-take-the-good-you-take-the-bad/
I was just so tired so I left him in the crib for a “nap”. Sigh, the things we do for our children.
SciFi Dad said on May 16th, 2007 at 7:22 am
Yeah… hate to be the bearer of bad news, but ALL highchairs are like that. We had to throw out the one we used at my parents’ place (it was my older sister’s for her 2 kids) because the mould was permanently stuck (tried bleach, still smelled like mould). Unless you take it out to the porch and literally hose it down, top to bottom, or if you wrap the thing in plastic before each use. Kids are messy.
(And just a logical aside: a dent does not remove metal from an object. It deforms the shape. So no, you did not eat metal.)
Goofball said on May 16th, 2007 at 7:31 am
oh that story about the high chair is gross. Yikes, glad I didn’t have to clean it.
But it’s kinda funny too: I’ve never seen padded high chairs. I don’t have children so I am not an expert but I have 3 nieces and nephews between 1,5 and 2,5 years and they all have plain wooden high chairs. You just wipe them off after use?
Susan Helene Gottfried said on May 16th, 2007 at 8:02 am
Yep, we did the hose-on-the-deck technique for our high chair. More than once. As soon as you can graduate to a booster seat, go for it. Preferably the one that folds up for travel — easier to dismantle and … hose down on the deck!
Hang tough with the Monkey. As hard as it is, just walk away from the tantrums and don’t back down.
And the heat? Try some frozen Thin Mints (the Girl Scout cookie variety). Frozen grapes. Frozen fruit bars. Just keep pushing the fluids and make ‘em cold.
Or you could freeze your panties and put ‘em on.
*grin*
Dan said on May 16th, 2007 at 8:09 am
You look very fashionable in that … er … mask. I really do believe that you are going to start a fashion trend. Or something.
A belated Happy mom’s Day to a great mom!
Chris said on May 16th, 2007 at 8:28 am
We hit the terrible twos a bit early as well. It started with learning the word “no” and went downhill from there.
Sparky Duck said on May 16th, 2007 at 9:22 am
well the bad news maybe no matter what high chair you get, they are all digusting
LoriD said on May 16th, 2007 at 10:10 am
Just on the weekend I was talking to my SIL about how truly stupid the high chair designers are. Mine has so many nooks and grooves, I’m constantly scrubbing the thing. Now that we’ve got our third child in there, the pad is ripping in all the spots where the straps come through, which has led the way to a whole new set of disgusting messes. Get a new pad, you say? Not for $45 US + shipping… Seriously, there’s got to be a better design out there.
I actually love the terrible (almost) 2’s stage. It cracks me up everytime the baby screams “no” or “mine” with that scowly look.
FENICLE said on May 16th, 2007 at 10:19 am
Oh my…I have bad news for you. That stage doesn’t always end after 2. It comes in spurts. Just this morning our (almost 5) son had a similar “melt-down.”
“I didn’t want milk in my cereal!”
[I give in and get a new bowl of cereal - no milk]
“I WANT milk in my cereal!”
AGH!!! He’s almost 5…he has some reasoning skills right? Give me a break! I have learned and just didn’t put it into play this morning (like a moron) not to give in and it lessen’s the frequency of these “melt-downs.”
As for the high chair - we bought a standard solid wood one with removable tray. No frills. And it was much easier to clean than most of our friends who had models like yours. I did buy a padded seat cover that fit that was SOOO easy to throw in the wash if needed. So maybe when the next little one comes along you might want to invest in an other…the nice wood one we bought at a kids furniture store for a reasonable price. And it’s so sturdy I’m sure we’ll keep it forever…like grandkids forever!!!!!!
Jodi said on May 16th, 2007 at 10:23 am
oh, yes, the terrible twos…. just a distant memory for me now… not sure if it helps, but i promise it gets better. i loved the threes.
Rebecca said on May 16th, 2007 at 11:47 am
Hailey, we just took the seat cover off and The Baby sits directly on the plastic - everything is MUCH easier to clean that way. It’s all rounded plastic and not uncomfortable!
Tug said on May 16th, 2007 at 12:07 pm
Her terrible two’s will last through at least jr. high…get comfy.
**runs away ducking**
LG said on May 16th, 2007 at 2:12 pm
Haley - you are hilarious! I loved the “waah”s after your minor anxiety issues! Way to have a good attitude about feeling those feelings. *L scrunches up nose* That must be so hard to deal with sometimes.
Also, I can totally identify with the terrible smell from baby chairs, seats, etc. because of hanging around my sister’s little guy. And formula bottles that are not immediately cleaned out…those are so nasty!
sara said on May 16th, 2007 at 2:44 pm
If it is that hot outside…just take the whole chair to the driveway and hose the focker down!!..oh, and welcome to toddler hell!!
sam said on May 16th, 2007 at 3:04 pm
Oh, Carter’s having the full on tanrums about anything and everything lately as well. Nothing pleases him. Nothing.
Oh, and I here ya about the pond of foulness under the plastic covering. It does nothing but harbour that crap and mould. Ick.
We just did away with our highchair and put a booster seat at the table (Carter’s also 21 months. He does GREAT with it!
ali said on May 16th, 2007 at 5:24 pm
fisher price easy-clean high chair.
best investment ever.
i swear.
i had a fancy shmancy eye-candy-riffic leatherette peg perego high chair. hated the hell out of it.
erika said on May 16th, 2007 at 8:30 pm
And who decided to put textured straps on high chairs, strollers, and car seats? My son has thrown up in all three, and there is no cure for that. I gave up on my fancy high chair when I moved into my teeny apartment. The travel seat I have fits perfectly on my chair and takes up way less space. But it still collects food in all the crevices and under the padding. I am going out on pay day and buying the plainest non-padded booster seat I can find. Because my kiddo makes even the cleanest snack messy. I think it’s all the drool.
Multi-tasking Mommy said on May 16th, 2007 at 9:13 pm
Oh, those tantrum days are brutal, aren’t they?!
It was hot today? I thought it was cold outside….I guess you really do feel the heat when preggers and I just forget
Wormbrain said on May 16th, 2007 at 10:15 pm
Make your man clean that thing! When you’re preggin’, we’re here to scrub with the nasty chemicals so you don’t have to. You might have to actually SHOW him how to clean, but we can imitate what we see pretty good.
Michelle said on May 16th, 2007 at 10:59 pm
Good luck, may you both survive this phase.
Teena said on May 17th, 2007 at 12:31 am
Remind me again why I chose not to have kids? I just get to clean out a litter box every day.
LAVENDULA said on May 17th, 2007 at 10:49 am
haley you are too funny.haha.and i so hear you on the monkey.a bad day with stinkerbell sucks.she screeches and yells and cries.because she wants what she wants.and try to get a stubborn headstrong 2 year old to do what they don’t want.yikes.the mask to clean the high chair.priceless.i need one to clean the bathrooms in my house.no windows.i hate that.bathrooms without windows
jenn said on May 19th, 2007 at 1:03 am
sounds like a typical almost 2 year old day. First they want it, then they don’t and if you can’t figure it out right away, or react quickly enough they change their mind.
So cute, yet so trying!
Tanya said on May 27th, 2007 at 7:10 pm
Just a quick comment re the high chair. I just bought a Hipposmile at Crayons (at Kingston Road and VP). I had seen the more expensive Stokke one, but this Hippo is basically the same and at least $100 cheaper.
I don’t know if the link works if I put it here. Anyway, although your current monkey will probably go into a booster seat, it might be something you want to try with the new baby.
Good luck with your pregnancy, too. (I have two weeks to go on mine.)
http://hipposmile.com/
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