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Parenting Anxiety

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Did you know that there is everyone thinks they are experts? Well yeah we all seen these so called friends offering an advice on any subject...  But did you know how much pressure there is from the society on parents? And the judgment. So freaking much! I am also guilty of that, I am working on that though.  However this isn't a post about this. This is a post about me freaking out about my spirited toddler who woke up today before 5am.    Edgar is now 2 and 8 months old. He is a happy, active boy, with a very strong personality...  We are the only people around with a kid. I speak Russian to him, when I don't forget...  So Egg interacts better with adults and really not fussed on other kids. And he doesn't talk. He finds his way to get stuff he wants directing us and we can understand him. It would be a nightmare if we didn't.  Oh and I don't work and hubby works all the time to support us. Basically with him being a chef and it is very difficult to f...

I love sleep!

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Yesterday was good. Child had a fab morning with dada, I managed to do some studying. Then tot had a nap and picked on his dinner which was abit is downer  (guess he is still not 100% and still has that virus) but bed time was great. Fun in the bath, didn't fight with pijamas, I read him a story while he was sorting out his bedding... great day. I went to bed early in case he would get up again at 5am like he has been doing for past 5 days or so...  .....    I think this photo sums it up. He got up at 2.30am and that was that. I have tired everything ... more milk, teething gel, cuddles, take him to our bed...even woke husband up to help.... at 4.45am in the end he went to look into the gloomy night from his bedroom window so I hid in our bedroom while listening to him cooing and complaining until 5.30am I am in a very shitty mood. I love sleep. I need to sleep to function well. I blamed the kid for being mean to me and I had for a brief moment questioned our decisio...