Welcome To Age Two, Maddux

Rather, welcome to the 'terrible twos', Mommy!! Maddie is every bit of two that she can be. Enough to make up for Eli never really having the typical 'terrible' behavior and rebellion. She is still a sweetheart, and I cannot get enough of her cuteness each day. BUT our house is loud. And it's loud right now because Maddux ignores most of what Lehr or I tell her, and she has found her high-pitched screech to use when someone has offended her (or used a toy she wanted, or not anticipate one of her needs). Oye. Her latest phase of two-dom includes getting incredibly frustrated over everything. (Pretty much the anthem of two-year olds everywhere, right?) If she asks you for something and you don't answer her or give it to her right away, tears and howling. If she tries to put a piece of clothing on, or hook a toy over her shoulder and fails, tears and howling. So on and so on. Maddux is still into hitting Eli if/when she feels like it too...just for a reaction. Working on that. The good news is, he is still not retaliating.