Feb
5
Things I Don’t Like About Being a Parent of a Toddler in Winter:
- Keeping after her to keep her socks/slippers/shoes on
- Finding ways to amuse her indoors
- Trying to get her boots and snowsuit on
- Keeping her mitts on her hands
- Walking with a dawdler on a cold day
- Parents who think it’s okay to let their sick children play with yours (or go to school, and interact with yours)
- Remembering never to mention that her nose is running, because that instantly prompts her to wipe her nose all over her hands and face
- Listening to her laboured breathing and coughing and sneezing in the middle of the night as she struggles with a cold
Things That I Love About Being a Parent of a Toddler in Winter:
- Fun hats
- The novelty of fresh snow
- Footprints
- Seeing the awe on her face the first time we venture out into the woods
- Seeing how tiny she is among the pines
- How she stops and looks and points at absolutely everything
- Listening to her chatter on excitedly as you carry her home from your adventure
- Snuggling to warm up after playing outside
