What's driving you crazy? What do you love?

[SkyMomma]

The title says it all! What about having a toddler is driving you crazy right now? What are you loving? Here's mine:

Crazy making: That *%#$ Truck Book! I swear I read it over 20 times a day! I know waaaay too much about heavy equipment.

Loving: The way he asks for that Truck Book. "More (sign) 'ckkk' 'boop' please (sign)". Just cute enough to get me to do it. For a while.

How about you?

[Katie T]

Things that drive me batty: DS has taught DD2 to take a mouthful of water or juice whatever they have and spit it on whatever looks fun at the moment. They are monkeys and climb anything they can, DD is too small to be able to follow her brother but man she tries. lol

Things that I love: How sweet they can be to each other and everyone around them. There is nothing better than watching them talk and play together. All the cuddles they give during the day.

Ill add more if I think of any, I have mommy brain and things just swoosh right out of my head.

[Theia]

Crazy inducing - "mama make mess", "mama make mess", "mama make mess", "mama make mess"......... I should apparently never have my attention not completely 100% immediately available to her.

Loving - Spontaneous hugs from DD, watching her dance, seeing her learn things, her imaginary spider that she see's everywhere, her explosion in language skills.

She is 2yo.

[gagin37]

Not loving teething right now. Or meltdowns.

I do love hearing his sweet little voice saying new words almost daily.

[ps4624]

The holding on to the back of my pant leg while I'm in our *tiny* kitchen trying to cook drives me crazy (especially when her little nails dig in). I know I have to get over it - it's going to be happening for many more years to come.

I love, love, love her spontaneous kisses - usually DH and I have to ask for them, but lately, she's been puckering up and aiming them right at us.

[MadiMamacita]

LOVE how he signs milk and then giggles as we lay down to nurse
or how he climbs up into my lap and signs milk with two hands right in my face when he things I'm not paying attention to him

DON'T LOVE that I still can't do anything if he's not my primary focus of attention (he will play alone for 3 or so minutes.. hard to clean up, cook, sew.. do ANYTHING in three minutes!)

[lifeguard]

I love watching him grow & learn every day.

I do NOT love the screaming at bedtime. It doesn't matter how we approach it there is a lot of screaming. I think we all dread bedtime at this point.

[curiouscanadian]

Love: spontaneous hugs & kisses, the way he giggles when he asks for something and gets it

Not love: screaming meltdowns, and sometimes his total one-track mind...bottle? bottle? bottle? bottle? boooottttle! (and never mind he already is playing with three other ones!)

[KBinSATX]

This my second and probably my last so I find myself much more relaxed with this one.
I could do without the 'having to be bounced back to sleep on the birth ball while nursing at the same time in the living room, while listening to a special CD' routine we ended up with when Nikki wakes up at night.
With Duncan just laying beside him and nursing him back to sleep was good enough.

Nikki is 18 months now and there's not much that's not to love. I love her wet kisses, that she has hair now so I can give her pig tails (or pig ears as Duncan calls them), how much she loves the cats, etc.

[bluebirdiemama]

My oldest is the one that drives me batty lately. Mainly when he is doing his bussiness, on the potty, I tell to let me know when he needs me to help him... clean up. So he'll be in there singing and playing drums on the wall, and then starts hollering for me. So I hurry down the hall thinking he's done and needs my help.... nope. He just wants to tell me a joke, and have a chat.
Of course, I love it at the same time as it's driving me crazy, because he's so cute, and funny. But man.... up and down the hall. Couple times. Every time he poops.

Best thing- watching them play together. 3 yo and 1 yo. Best friends. Playing, reading, snuggling, eating, sharing, kissing. Always together.

There are many more "best" things But my dd is asking to go to bed.

[ElaynesMom]

I don't love the tantrums. Or the climbing.

I do love how she's always hamming it up. She's quite the entertainer and it's hilarious to watch her dance and pose.

Yesterday she told me that I make her heart happy. I really loved that.

[Dahlea]

I hate the screaming and I love that he will bring a book to me, climb in my lap and wait expectantly.