Little Miss Energy

Some days I think C has enough energy for 10 mommies. I know she has a ton of toys, but I think we touch every toy we own at least twice a day, some toys, of course, even more than that. Her favorite words lately are "Mommy, want to play with me?" or "watch 1 show?" Even though one might think that the shows would let me have a bit of a breather, not so much. C wants Mommy to sit with her to watch her show, and interact with her throughout. I wish I knew where she gets all of it, considering she hardly eats anything. In addition to being Little Miss Energy, she's also Little Miss Fussyeater and Little Miss Iwantpantiesbutnotpotty. So, in addition to keeping up with her, I'm trying to convince her to watch fewer shows, eat a wider variety of foods (and more at a time instead of snacking all day), and use the potty. All of the challenges between the two of us just get exhausting. Speaking of eating and energy usage, I keep wondering where she gets the energy to grow like she has lately! I think it was in the course of a week, but she sprouted through a whole size of clothes. She's now up to 3T tops and 2T bottoms. I'd hoped that she'd even out for a while and be in 2T for both instead of the 2T top/18month bottoms she'd been in. No go. I'm now facing the challenge of finding shorts for her. As long as she wears a dress or tee with jeans, it's easy enough to dress her, but shorts seem to only come in sets, and she doesn't wear the same size on top as on the bottom! Frustrating. Our activities are coming to an end for the summer, so it's going to take just about all my creativity and energy to keep her occupied on a daily basis through June, July and August. I'm thankful for the child development center and child care there, as well as having good friends around with whom we can go on outings. Wish me luck.