Most of you know what I'm talking about..
When our sweet, wondeful, little babes decides today is going to be hell.
Sometimes we know it's going down as soon as they wake up, other times it's like a switch we accidently flick on and then can't turn back off.

Screaming, crying, throwing.. and you try everything you can think of to divert their attention so they forget they were screaming for no reason. Some times we have these days more than we would like.

During these times I feel like I'm just trying to get by. Usually get by to nap time or until Tim gets home so he can take her for a few minutes and I can have a second of relief.

But as I currently sit in my parked car while Brynlee is FINALLY napping (after about 3-4 hours of fighting it) I think about when these days will be over. When me and her won't be able to just cruise around town and sing- no matter how cranky she is.

And it kind of makes me appreciate her little cranky attitude a little more. Not much, but a tad.

Some times in the midst of our bad days, I forget to be grateful. Grateful that my little girl is healthy and growing. I forget I've been blessed with an amazing husband who is a taller, cleaner mouthed, better part of me. I forget I get to get the mom to a beautiful, spunky little hellion who amazes me daily. I forget these bad days are part of something bigger. I, just as I'm sure we all do, get caught up in the crying, screaming, cranky baby and I forget even though these are bad days, these will be missed.

Our little ones are only THIS young once. Tomorrow they will be older. Tomorrow they will learn something new. Tomorrow they will be a little more independent. We should enjoy good days as well as bad days- as hard as they are- before they are gone.

I hope you all can take a step back and be grateful for your cranky babies today! Or hide from them, I'm totally with that too.

And honestly.. how can I be mad that I had to drive around town for half an hour to get her to sleep when I got a drink from Sonic? I can't, obviously. I totally won this battle.

                 Yay for snoozing babies!