Gideon is Busy

It is so reassuring to hear my friends tell me that Gideon is busy.  I mean, I know 2 is a busy age but this kid is off the charts!  Every time I pick him up from class or a friend they and I ask how he was I get the one word answer, busy.  I even had a friend ask if he was like this at home, yes he is.  Even the speech therapist and the developmental therapist said he was a busy guy.  It is nice to know it is not my imagination.  It is not just me having a pity party when I am frustrated with him in the fridge for the 50th time in an hour.  Home school with a baby or a toddler is a challenge for anyone.  With Gideon sometimes I want to just scream!  I am thankful the dog is on vacation because the two of them were my worst nightmare!  I would be trying to explain directions to Owen, who can’t read yet, and helping Lilly with a math problem while Gideon is tossing crayons on the floor if he wasn’t writing on the walls with them.  When the dog was here he would eat the crayons so I would be cleaning up that mess and Gideon was making another one somewhere at the same time.  Most days with Gid are like this.  My experience tells me this too shall pass but when your in the moment sometimes it feels overwhelming.  You ask yourself what am I doing wrong? Did I create this or is it inherited?  I try to think if Owen was this busy but I think I could only focus on his biting issues.  Are there baby Track meets?  If so I think Gideon would be in for the long distance running.  So I say thank you for noticing how crazy this kid is and making me feel sane!