When I get too caught up with myself, the world does a pretty good job at reminding me that it's not all about just me. I'm not the only one who struggles in finding the joy in some of the journeys in life. And as a Mom, I also have the responsibility of helping that small child of ours find joy in every mini journey she goes through. It's so much more important for her to enjoy her journeys as a toddler than it is for me at this stage in my life. My world view is already shaped, hers is not. I want it to be second nature for her to see the happiness and the good in some of the worst scenarios she will encounter as she grows up.
Potty training has proven to be a bumpy road for us. No one is finding the joy in this learning journey... And Mom will take full credit for that. We were going strong, about four months before Dad redeployed. But at this time, I was more or less playing around with it, I knew it was early, but she seemed to really be grasping the concept. And then Dad came home, and we had a big long vacation, and then the holidays hit, and it seemed we completely regressed to the opposite spectrum. We spent a week fighting anything potty related, followed that with a nasty yeast rash, and we have followed that up with possibly being okay with diaper changes again. Talk about full circle. I'm hesitant to say we're making any progress b/c things change so quickly with this kid.
I'm trying to remind myself to stay calm and not stress out over such things. The past few years have taught me that things fall easily into place the way they are meant to be without much effort if we just let them. I think I may need to paint "Find the Joy" on every wall in our next home as a constant reminder. New home decor?...:)
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