There was just something off about today, not sure what it was. Maybe just cumulation of stress and fatigue. It started with a nice long video chat with Gramma and she got to virtually chase both boys all over the house and take part in their antics.
But then crabbiness prevailed. We had a first today that I knew was coming – Brendan bit Trevor. He bit his forearm hard enough that when Trevor screamed and came to me, there were nice deep teeth mark indentations. (It did not break the skin).
Then I traumatized poor Trevor with the vacuum. We had worked so hard to get him used to it again and to not be afraid. He had been playing with it and I was ready to see if he would mind if I ran it. When I went to plug it in, I did not realize the switch was on and it jumped to roaring life just as Trevor reached out to touch it. He SCREAMED. He was so scared, he was trembling and his heart was racing. It took a while to get him calmed down. I felt so bad!

Trevor had to get in to Brendan’s tub when Brendan got out. This tub is about to be retired!

I burned dinner because there were two crying angry boys in high chairs and I wasn’t paying enough attention to the food! Bill got Brendan calmed down with this little spray bottle of water. Brendan will let Bill spritz his mouth with the water mist, it is pretty funny.

During pre-bedtime hallway antics, Trevor tries to create a diversion to cover for his brother

Bad Brendan

“It wasn’t me!”

Now that both boys are asleep, it is tough to detox and relax. We have some fun planned for tomorrow, I hope it helps!