Am I the only one who feels completely frazzled by the awesome task of keeping up with my DD? I observe children whereever we go and on only three occasions in 2 years have I met other parents who "get" the demands of the intensely curious child with limitless energy.
If we are not doing something to feed her mind or exercise her body, she is squirmy or downright impossible.
I see other parents say, "Wait here," or "Sit here," and see children doing just that, and I even see children riding in the shopping carts and strollers without trying to stand up (gasp! what a concept!). What I don't see are other 22 m.o. toddlers trotting away from their moms to push the elevator button and get on and say, "Bye bye Mama!"
I'm doing my best to keep a step ahead of her and to cultivate her interests. Her attention span is quite long (90 minutes at age 10 months), but finding exactly what it is that will occupy her for long periods is exhausting me.
The good news is DD is very social, very physical, loves stimulation, is not sensitive to noises or crowds, and loves new experiences. If we could move to a new house every other week she'd be thrilled.
I admit I feel people are looking at me thinking, "That woman has an out of control child. She must be a bad mom."
I think I just need a pep talk.
