Toddlerhood

Funny thing about having kids five and a half years apart: I forgot a few of the hard steps between birth and age 5, namely, ages 1-4.

I forgot we were unable to go to a restaurant for three years (His best trick is a chopstick thrown to the head of the person eating at the next table).

I forgot about the climbing (Baby's favorite challenge? Dancing on top of the dining room table, perilously close to the edge or nearly reaching the hanging lamp and yanking it from the ceiling. He can get from another room to that very position in 30 seconds if the chairs are not pushed against the wall. If he has to drag a chair over, that slows him down by 30 seconds).

I forgot about the garden destruction (We have had to disassemble the bird baths because he likes to splash in them and knock them over completely).

I forgot about the tantrums (First one? At Children's Fairyland, surrounded by kid-friendly activities, because I would not allow him to play in the men's urinal).

Ah well. It's all coming back to me now...