Reminder

Today Jerret was able to pick Brynn up from daycare earlier than normal which means she got woken up from her nap. So, of course, she was crankier earlier and whining over everything much earlier than normal. Jerret and I put on her pajamas on the kitchen floor while she was kicking and crying "no jammies, no jammies" We told her she needed her jammies on and then we could read books and so we did. We then moved from the couch reading books and went to our bedroom to lay on the bed. She wanted me to go get more books and I told her she could go get books if she wanted. She did not want to and in the midst of her anger, Jer put his face a little too close and she took her anger out on him and slapped him in the face (I honestly do not think she meant to hit him as hard as she did however, consequence was the same....bed). I scooped her up tears and all and finished getting her ready for bed. She was still crying (with tears...which is rather rare for her) so I sang to her and was able to snuggle her for a few more minutes than normal, so she would calm down and actually fall asleep. As she moved from tears and frustration and began to settle down and lay her head on my shoulder, I looked over at Jer and said "we need to remember that we know her best. Even though she tells us she is not tired, we know she is." his response..."yeah, her eyes are going between open and shut" (and this was within a matter of minutes). She wants to be so independent and tries to tell us what she wants but I have been trying my best to not give into her fits and make her realize she does not call all the shots. She is only 2 1/2 :) I do choose my battles though...like tonight at dinner she wanted apple juice and I told her she had a choice "milk or water" she kept insisting apple juice but after a few back and fourths she chose milk :) But later her and I went to the store and she wanted to wear sandals. I told her it was too cold for sandals and she already had socks on. She told me "I take my socks off" So she did and I helped her put the sandals on (which reminds me...I need to hide them for the AM so she doesn't insist on wearing them to school tomorrow). Jerret and I are her parents and are here to help guide her and help her learn right/wrong and how to make choices. She needs to know she doesn't always get her way and there are consequences for her actions. We love her to death and strive to be the best parents we can be so she grows up to be a polite, hard-working, compassionate, loving, caring, independent individual.