Every morning has the potential to begin just as good as the previous day. But for whatever reason, this was a rough morning. Tyler got dressed ok, except he wouldn't let me brush his teeth. We were in a hurry to get him to daycare in time for breakfast so after slipping the brush in once and at least wiping the bottom teeth, I gave up. As I buckled him into the carseat he began crying and asking for "more" so I offered him a chunk of my yogurt bar which he hit out of my hand. Nice. He cried and struggled the entire drive to daycare. That 5-minute drive always seems so much longer when he's fussing. Everything I tried giving him to distract him got thrown back at me. Finally at daycare where there are plenty of distractions, the crying stopped. He didn't even struggle as I put his shoes on while he sat in the highchair waiting for breakfast. Miss Andrea delivered a plate of pancakes and applesauce and he got excited. His hand went right into the applesauce so I grabbed the spoon to offer him a spoonful of it instead. We do this most days and he's fine with it. But today that put him over the edge. Applesauce went everywhere as he flailed his arms all over the place, kicking and pushing the plate away. Lord. Sorrrrry! So I backed off and got his daily form filled out, chatted with Miss Andrea, and left him alone to eat however he wanted to. It was time for me to go so I approached with caution. My presence didn't freak him out so I kissed him like I do every day. Usually, the kiss triggers a bye-bye or at least a wave from him. Today I got no response. He's really mad at me for some reason. I waved and blew kisses as I headed out the door. Still no response, but he was staring at me as if he was testing to see if I would really leave. I closed the door and waved through the window. He stared. Or glared, I'm not sure which. I blew kisses and his stare turned into the new dirty looks he's learning to give where he turns his eyebrows downward and puts his chin to his chest. I have heard a lot about these looks from daycare, apparently he displays them alot there, but he's only done it once or twice at home and it's never quite as good (or mad) as the looks he gives them. Well I got one today, and then he must have felt bad because he reached up with a pancake in his hand as if it were a peace offering. I drop him off every morning and usually don't get emotional but today was really hard. Until this morning, I hadn't cried in a long time.