Life with a Preschooler

My role as a parent has evolved over the last one year and now I am faced with everyday challenges and important decisions.Phew!!! I made it through the baby and toddler stage and am now entering the preschooler years.  I am now a mother of a preschooler who runs around me, saying hilarious things and learns new stuff daily. So, how is life different now that Anvesha has started preschool? I tried my best to think about how I can summarize and this is what a typical day looks like with Anvesha- the preschooler:

Situation1: Weekday- getting her ready for school and everything else that follows

7:30 AM- I try to wake her up and after series of trials, she finally wakes up- grumpy.
8:00 AM- I try to convince her to brush her teeth, else rats will come and eat them and after series of protests and fights, I try to brush her teeth while she wails.
8:15 AM- She argues with me over what clothes she wants to wear for school and finally we settle down on something that she can wear. I look at the clock. I have another half and hour to get her dressed and have her finish her breakfast while I pack her lunch box.
8:45 AM- She finally finishes her breakfast with some leftovers and we get ready to leave for school- shoes on, jacket on, but wait.... just when we are about to step out, she needs to go potty !!
9:00 AM- I finally manage to reach school on time. I take her out from the car seat and just then she wants to pick up the prefect flower for her teacher.
9:10 AM- Se finally waves good bye while I watch her from the window on her class room door.

Situation 2: I pick her up from school

1:00 PM- I pick her up from school and she wants to go to the park and play. Too tired, I try to convince her that its raining and we have to skip the park today. She is cranky.
1:30 PM-  We reach home and she does not want to open her shoes and does not want to wash her hands.
2:00 PM- We sit down for lunch and she does not want to eat daal-rice, something that she demanded few minutes ago.
2:30 PM- We finally finish our lunch and I try to put her down for her nap that she resists. After loitering around and playing for a while she finally goes to sleep at around 3:15
5:15 PM- She wakes up and fusses over having milk. She wants to eat cookies.

Situation 3: Bath time and dinner

7:00 PM- We have just come back home from park and I try to take her for bath which she protests. She wails in protest and then later wails for not coming out from her bath tub.
7:30 PM- Struggle beings to feed her dinner
8:30 PM- She requests to watch Mickey Mouse and I allow her to watch it for 10 mins while I quickly gobble some food.

Situation 4: Bed time routine

9:00 PM- She does not want to brush her teeth and hides somewhere. She insists on drinking water 5 secs after I specifically asked her and she refused.
9:30 PM- Finally she is in bed and I lie down next to her. She insists on reading a book that we have perhaps read a million times earlier. Today I am just not in a mood for any bed time stories and pretend to sleep. She comes close to me, gives me a hug and a kiss and with a smile, asks me to tell her a story. She calls me and I tell her that Iam very upset and turn my back towards her. She asks me to turn around and says the most sweetest thing ever, "Mamma!!! I love you :)" My heart melts on hearing these magical words and I give in.
10:00 PM- She is finally asleep and I look at her with admiring eyes and kiss her good night.

 If that is not love, I don't know what is....