Demanding

I am so thankful to be a mother. To be able to be at home with James and share our days together. He still goes to bed at 6pm so Tyler and I have a nice break in the evening. Thankfully he usually sleeps til around 5:30am so after a good night sleep I am ready to see him again! But James is definitely a 16 month old and sometimes it's exhausting. Very demanding. He wants me. All the time. No matter what. And sometimes I just need a break.

Tyler and I had a funny moment the other night. I was telling him about my day, the ups and downs, and he looked at me and said, "Thank you for being with James. I don't know what it feels like to be followed around and yelled at all day." I laughed, but he got it exactly right! That is exactly what I feel like! All day I have this little person, hanging on my every move, clinging to my legs, wanting to be with me and to do what I am doing, and on top of all that, he is very vocal and I feel like I'm being yelled at!

I know it'll get better as he gets older and learns how to express himself in different ways. But in the every day-all day present, it's tiring.

God knows what we can handle though because in the middle of the yelling and being followed around all day, James is a sweet little guy who gives so many smiles, hugs, and kisses. We love you James!