30/52

"A portrait of my child, once a week, every week in 2014"

30/52: Looking for "shish".

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29/52

"A portrait of my child, once a week, every week in 2014"

29/52: Pretending to go to bed after jumping around like a maniac for 20 minutes.

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28/52

"A portrait of my child, once a week, every week in 2014"

28/52: Lucas left the choc-chip cookies out...

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27/52

"A portrait of my child, once a week, every week in 2014"

27/52: Eating some breakfast in my hat and a hand-me-down Hello Kitty onesie. 

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26/52

"A portrait of my child, once a week, every week in 2014"

26/52: One lucky toddler got a balloon and a lollipop while my phone was being fixed.

Update on the horrendous toddler behaviour: No smacking or throwing this week, so a lot of the "terrible two"ness must have been because she was sick and feeling so awful. Phew!

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25/52

"A portrait of my child, once a week, every week in 2014"

25/52: She takes a long time to wake up, just like her daddy.

We've had a rough couple of weeks, with winter colds and what seems like the start of the "terrible twos". This kid has always been a challenge, but she's taken it to a whole new level in the last few weeks. I'm sure a lot of it is because she hasn't been feeling well, but geez, she's got attitude! I think Lucas and I both knew from her first night in the World that she was going to test us. When she screamed for her first 6 months people would say "you watch, she'll be an amazing toddler". And she is an amazing toddler, but not in the sweetness and light, easygoing, compliant way that they meant. She is sweetness and light, but she's also stubborn, strong-willed, throw yourself on the floor screaming, slap mum in the face, throw anything within reach. Thank god for the internet, where I can read other people's horror toddler stories and know that we're not alone in toddler madness.

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24/52

"A portrait of my child, once a week, every week in 2014"

24/52: Obsessed with trying to dress herself at the moment. Shoes and hats are a favourite, but anything will do.

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