So, my posts have been very positive, and life here in Key West has been amazing don’t get me wrong. But we forgot to factor in one thing…the ever changing toddler.
Kevin and I are both first time parents. We have smaller children in our family, but didn’t really spend enough time with them to understand toddlerhood. If I can speak for both of us, I just want to say…WHEW!
Brooks is a wonderful child, but he totally has his moments. And those moments have shown over the past couple of weeks (hence the time between posts). A compilation of a new house, new daycare, teething and just being 19 months old have made our sweet boy a bit testy. Tantrums are seriously no joke. Waking up in the middle of the night is no fun.
I know we are not alone in our experience, and we are very lucky to have family and friends to talk to. Things are looking up – Brooks has been on an upswing this past week. We had a really great weekend-checked out a book sale, played at the library and got to spend time with our Harkness cousins (Kevin’s sister Joanne and family). Kevin and I also got to have some adult time with our friend Carin from Baltimore. We are always grateful for that time, for sure!
My sister, Alex, was in town 2 weeks ago, and it was so great to have her here. She is truly my best friend, so it is hard without her close to me. Thank goodness for FaceTime!
We also had our friend Jamie from Baltimore in town last weekend and had so much fun out on the town! More of that adult time to keep us sane… 🙂
The Harkness’ and Picketts’ are in town until Saturday, and we look forward to spending more time with them this week! Brooks LOVES his cousins, and I just love seeing them play together.
So, things are on the up (for this week), and we are still loving life in paradise!
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