Fun in the tub!

I had an activity I wanted to share on the blog for about two weeks,

But I was having some technical difficulties, so here it is now! 

Sometimes (most of the time really) I struggle in figuring out what to do with my two year old. 

I ask myself what can he do? what will he do? what can hold his attention for more than 5 seconds?

The answer came to me - balloons and the tub! 

^^^added towels because he kept on slipping^^^

If you can't tell, he throughly enjoyed this. There was a lot of squealing and balloons everywhere! 

My first thought was that he would pop them and there would be water everywhere. 

I was okay with that, it's what I had planned for, but he's two, so he doesn't throw hard enough,

Plus it's in the tub, so it just didn't work that way. Fine by me, less mess! =)

This lasted at least twenty minutes.
It was fun to see him enjoy something so much. 

The only issue is now he thinks its okay to throw EVERYTHING in the tub. 

Stuffed animals, books, his pillow...

And of course right after bath-time when I had forgotten to drain the tub!

I think this is a great activity for a toddler to have some fun and get some energy out. 

Maybe some mom's think I'm crazy because it could be a huge mess, 

But sometimes I don't care about that and just want my kiddo to have some fun! 

Toddler Basketball

These past fews days as a mom have been a bit of a struggle for me.

I'm doing good in some areas, losing it in others. That's how it goes sometimes, I guess.

I think its being pregnant, but his fussing has been driving me a little nutty. 

I find myself snapping and getting easily frustrated. 

I know I shouldn't get upset with him and say, "Stop fussing! I can't do it today!" because well, he is only 19 months old. I get mad at myself after I do this because its not loving, but I just lose it.

Any suggestions? 

I'm trying to be a better mom. Trying to figure out what he enjoys doing and do those things. 

He likes to read, play with his cars, and splash in the tub. 

Oh, and wrestle, but that hurts, so I leave that to daddy! 

We do those things sometimes, but I want to do other things as well. 

So, today I tried something new. 

I took a box we had laying around, cut the bottom out, and taped it to the wall!

Basket ball! 

I think he liked it. For a whole 10 minutes anyway. 

I'm trying to be more creative because sometimes I just don't know what to do.

I feel like a lot of the time he rather play by himself 

or his idea of playing is crawling all over me like I'm a jungle gym 

and at almost 32 weeks pregnant, that is not enjoyable to me or his baby sister! 

What do you do with your toddler? I need more ideas for my 19 month old!