The joy of motherhood
Pumpkinhead is really challenging these days. He has seemingly boundless energy and is into yelling, tantrums and other defiant behavior. That said, he also has an equal supply of love, charm and sweetness. Today we ran errands all over town and every time he’d pushed my buttons to the point that I was ready to pack it in and head home, he’d return to his Mr. Hyde state and pull a cutie-patootie. He’d break into song, kiss my cheek while doing a little happy dance or hug my neck while stroking my hair. Sigh… Right now he’s running around the house with his stuffed Nemo hat on pretending to be a shark (rising up from the back of the couch). For as much as he pushes my buttons, he also fills me with a radiating joy I never imagined knowing.
