who knew

did anyone out there know that when you have a 2 year old and a 10 month old you spend 90% of the day being a referee? for real, people. feels like all.day.long i am pulling finley off audrey, putting him in time out for shoving her down while she's crawling, etc. i am in the other room doing whatever, and i hear "the shriek". it's a well known sound around here. little audrey is... hmm... how do i say it.... loud. straight up loud. and every.single.time finley does anything to her, she freaks. and no, it has nothing to do with me and my reputation of being rather, "drama queen"-ish... says people in my life. very few, though. (and yes my big sister did make me a hoodie for christmas one year that said "drama queen" and everyone laughed cause it was such an outlandish thought...!)

anyhow, i've been wiped out the past few days because they are finally learning to play together and audrey moves all about the house and finley just pushes her. hits her. shoves her. anythings her. then she screams. i'm trying to figure out how to teach finley he can't just hit her and kick her. he loves her so much and it's not usually out of frustration. i think he just knows he's bigger and stronger and is exploring that. i've been trying to use words like, "we don't hit audrey because it isn't kind" or "we don't hurt people. and pushing her, hurts her".... i don't know how much he gets, but usually i find he understands much more than i give him credit for. all that to say, i feel like i'm in a learning curve right now. and it takes a lot of effort. i have to be monitoring and correcting anytime they're both awake. i guess i'm just a little tired. i do love it. wouldn't trade it for anything in the world. i'm sure this is how i will feel the rest of my life. learning and trying to figure out how best to correct/disciple my precious kids. 

i should buy one of those black and white outfits they wear at football games. maybe it'll give me more authority. as always, really hope you're doing well out there.

love.