Friday, May 22, 2009

The good life

Izzy has been going through a whiny, clingy, and demanding stage. The kid is constantly crying at my feet. ANNOYING. I love the kid, but damn, he is loud and overbearing sometimes. When the shrieking starts, my eardrums feel like they are going to bleed.

And Porgie? Well, she is mommy # 2. She thinks it is her job to dictate what Izzy can and cannot do. She is constantly telling him "NO!", taking toys away from him, and ordering him around. The horrible part is that Izzy listens to her. He happily lets her steal his toy. He excitedly runs to retrieve her milk or her blanket. And he shares everything with her. I think Porgie needs to take a few lessons from Izzy.

But regardless of their crazy shenanigans, I think they are both great little people. I love them to pieces.





20 comments:

Laura Marchant said...

They are so cute. BG is the same annoying way with LM. Constantly telling him what to do and taking toys away.

jen said...

they are adorable. and we had the same thing here ... at one point!
what i found helped ... was that when i was using too-many-no's ... she was acting like me (and i'm not saying that YOU are ... i'm just saying that we ALL do ... don't we?)
so ... i decided to use please's ... instead. please stop hitting. please stop taking mommy's make-up and smearing it all over your face.
(obviously there are times for a NO!)
but no's became much more effective if i only used them when they were absolutely needed.
ok ... sorry. i hate to be the mommy giving advice ... take it or leave it. i just wanted to share that it DEFINITELY helped me.

amanda said...

it's crazy isn't it...the oh-my-god you are sooo annoying but i could eat you up feeling??

happy weekend friend :)

Kris said...

Oh I love the pics! As usual... so cute!

Just Jiff said...

SO cute! At least Porgie can boss Izzy around and you don't have to be the bad guy. lol.

Jen said...

OMG look at his little flip flops! ADORABLE! My poor little guy has to wear crocs. Not my idea.

Amanda said...

Aww...Sweet pictures of your beautiful children!
l,
Amanda x

Alicia W. said...

Enjoy the beautiful weekend with your precious children.

Antropóloga said...

Nora's in a bossy phase, too. She is really strict with the pets!

Chris said...

They are both so cute. Soon enough, Izzy won't like to help his sister at all!

Kate Coveny Hood said...

I was the big sister once. The little brothers eventually get bigger than their big sisters and don't take crap anymore. So Porgie should enjoy it while it lasts.

dani said...

it sounds like the answer to YOUR problem is to tell porgie to tell izzy to nix the fits, ha!!!
have a great weekend, cakerwakers:D
love,
dani

anymommy said...

My youngest boy is about Izzy's age and we are going through the exact same thing. The crying. The clinging. Oy vey. The slightest correction, gently said, sends him into squalling tears and he needs an endless hug to reassure him that I still think he's the cutest baby in the universe.

Sigh. This too shall pass?

Nancy said...

They are Great and ADORABLE little people. :) I know what you mean though about the whining, my 4yo is the biggest whiner I've ever heard, he even puts ME to shame and at the age of 40, I'm still called "Brat" by my siblings. hehehhe

Danielle said...

so cute! I feel the same way- exasperated one minite and wanting to eat Eliza uop the next. Such cuties!

Rachel said...

I think they are awesome. I was mom to my sis too.

Bon said...

yeh. if you figure out how to stop that toddler-bossing-baby thing, you'll tell me right?

i can't believe how grown up Porgie is. they're gorgeous.

kristi said...

Why are girls so darn bossy? My 13 year old has always told TC what to do..she was 6 when he was born.

Tabitha said...

They are sooooo cute!
I feel the same ~ my kids drive me totally crazy sometimes, but you just love them regardless!
Love and hugs Tab XXXXX

Anonymous said...

They certainly are cute. The whining is tough though. Makes me want to scream!

Also, we totally have that fishing set. Dollar store? Love it!