I’m having a tough time lately. Pea is in her “daddy” phase. Everything is “daddy do it,” or “where daddy go?” From the time she wakes up in the morning to her bedtime, it’s all about daddy. I guess this is pretty common for her age, right? But still, when I go into her room in the morning to get her up and she announces that she will just wait in her crib for her daddy to come downstairs (which could be hours), I can’t help but wonder what I’m doing wrong to be so positively revolting to a two-year old?
She’s a tough one. I’ve always known she’d be a daddy’s girl because really, aren’t we all? But I wasn’t prepared to feel so dejected so soon.
Daddy gets to give her a bath. And dress her. And change her diapers. And read her bedtime stories. And sing silly songs. And make her lunch. And take her to The Little Gym (ouch, that one in particular hurt because I’ve been taking her there for over a year now, every single stinking Tuesday!), and tickle her. The list just goes on and on. I’m hoping it’s just a phase. Right? She’ll grow out of it?
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I just wanted to add my two cents. First time on your blog, and enjoying it very much. I’m a mom of small kids as well, and with all of them the two year old age is definitely daddy age. And when my hubby was away on a business trip for 6 months when our second child was this age, it truly caused them a rift in their relationship, which only now that he is four–and they had a lot of time alone together this summer–is beginning to heal. He didn’t trust his daddy to be there. Maybe its a time to transfer trust that there can be someone other than mommy to make things safe… just a thought. Nice blog.
She will grow out of it, I promise, and then you will be sitting bathing her exhausted and think, Why can’t my husband be doing this. My oldest (5 years old) is still a major daddy’s girl and I remind myself to be thankful that with the relationship they have she will (prayerfully) be able to skip dating some of the jerks later in life. Enjoy the next few years of preschool. Enjoy the growing independence, remember you are raising a strong woman. Mine stepped on to the school bus this morning and all I wanted to do was grab her and suddenly Home Schooling seems like a good idea.