I found tickets on Living Social for 50 % Oakland Zoo lights. It was such a deal and I was so glad we jumped on them. Ty loves the zoo but now we had the opportunity to go at night and see Christmas lights which is Ty's favorite! My in laws decided to go to Chilis before and invited us. Ty didn't have a nap and restaurants are so not my thing with a toddler when no nap has been taken but we went hoping for the best. He was pretty good while we waited for them to meet us there until the food came. So I took Ty outside and tried to calm him down to no avail. By the time he calmed himself down everyone was already done eating.I wasn't feeling well which made everything worse but well, the life of a mother.
We went to the zoo and Ty was very excited to see all of the lights. We also saw some animals when we rode the train, which was a real treat! he had quite a few freak outs but really enjoyed seeing the lights. We came home, put the cranky little boy to bed and wanted to relax until bedtime. Then about an hour after we put him to bed he wakes up screaming that his leg hurt. I laid in bed and cuddled him and Tyler tries calming him down. Ty then tells daddy he can leave and play video games because he is okay now. So Tyler gets up to leave and I ask Ty if I can leave too and he says no. I ask him why and he says, "because you my mommy and I love you."
In that very instant all of the drama and stress from the hours before washed away. The whining, kicking, screaming, pouting, yelling and anger just left me. Dealing with a three year old day in and day out and being a constant playmate wears me out sometimes. Being pregnant on top of that and sick with the flu just puts me in my place sometimes. These sweet little moments with my son makes everything all worthwhile. I don't have a perfect child. At times, he screams, whines and pouts. But there are moments when he is absolutely the most perfect human being in the whole world.
