terrible terrible twos!

the son is really in his terrible twos FULL SWING nowadays!
taking care of him is getting more and more exhausting for me as i get heavier and bigger. :(
a typical day:
fetching him home from his childcare is a tedious chore now.
as i cant carry him for long now, i can only hold him by the hand and guide him to the car, put him in the car seat, drive home, and take him home from the carpark by hand again.
easier said than done!
the little rascal will at times walk very slowly, attempting to break from my grip and running anywhere but the direction i want him to go!
with patience running low, im normally a frustrated woman by the time we reach home.

upon reaching home, its a mad rush to get his dinner cooked.
of cos, the son has to wail pittfully for my attention and demands that i step out of the kitchen and forget about his porridge.
how convenient.
or up to snippets of mischief while i busied myself in the kitchen. like climbing on sofa, throwing toys all over the living room, spilling water onto the floor from his water bottle etc...
gosh, the list goes on.

and so i shout! and so i beat him at times! and so he crys! and the cycle can repeat itself n times in 1 short evening until pappy comes home ard 7pm. @_@
then, i'll throw everything to him.
BUT, yz's terrible antics dont end here of cos!
when its time for bed, he will wail that he doesnt want to go to sleep.
he will run away like a wind when you ask him to do simple things like changing into his PJs, brushing his teeth or just drinking his last milk feed.
then i'll shout and he'll guai guai come and do what he's required to do.
wah, but the shouting really tire me out.

and then by 9+pm, he will be sound asleep in his room.
and i will walk in, look at his sleeping face, kiss and smell his face.
AND then feel those waves of guilt coming over me for shouting at him earlier on.
SIGH.
really wanted to spend some good quality time with him before #2 arrives but its really hard to do so in reality.
wonder if its just a normal terrible 2's phase he's in or as the old folks said, he is getting more difficult just because he "senses" #2 arrival soon.

whatever.
really hope that he will revert back to his good boy phase again soon.
and time passes fast so i can go back to agile (ha!) me and able to take care of him better.
really, you need bundle of energy to keep up with a toddler boy lor.

ok, enough of ranting.
though having compain so much, this evening was actually a good one.
not much trouble/fussiness from him and i was able to prepare his dinner while he played quietly by himself in the living room.
dinner was gobbled up fairly fast by him and we spent some time playing some puzzles before the husband got home.
and he guai guai prepared for bedtime before knocking out in 15mins time. heh.
let's hope such good evenings continue!