We’ve had a very relaxed start to the year. So much so, that I
had kind of forgotten about the blog! This winter has been cold and snowy, the
first “real” winter we’ve had in several years. So we are spending more time at
home and inside that we normally would. I’m sure Griffin will be thrilled when the weather
warms up and he is outside running wild again.
He’s becoming more and more of a little man with such a personality.
Two terms to describe him would be independent
and strong-willed. Those should be
quadruple bolded and underlined 7 times. The last month has been filled with
the phrase “no help!” or “I do it”…..a lot of times followed by major meltdowns
when he’s unable. Buckling his seatbelt, brushing his teeth, dressing/undressing, opening any snack packages, all things that he must do himself. This month has also had a fair
share of terrible-ness with defiance, yelling, pouting (with or without
crossing his arms), and a lot of other fun things that some nights left me
feeling exhausted by the time we got him to bed. However, the tides might be
turning since lately I haven’t had the “all I’ve done is fight with him about everything
all night” conversation with Drew while we are getting ready for bed ourselves. I’ll keep
my fingers crossed we are getting somewhere!
We are not getting anywhere with potty training. He still
does really well at daycare but is becoming more resistant to telling us at
home when he needs to go. Last night we picked him up from daycare, had dinner
with friends, got home and realized he did still have “big boy underwear” on,
so I immediately asked him if he needed to go potty, he very insistently said
he did not……..5 minutes later he says, “I peed my pants”…….as it was happening.
An hour after that he went #2 on the bathroom floor. I’d say maybe 3 ft from
the toilet. Then he always runs to tell us what he’s done? I want to spank his
little bottom because he knows better, but I keep thinking about all the advice
out there that says not to make it a negative thing or they will never go. I
could see him turning defiant on purpose about this. Thankfully, I read a great
blog post from a friend of mine potty training her son that is 2 days older
than Griffin (thanks
Jackie!) and I can’t wait to try some of her ideas with him tonight.
All hunting seasons are over until April, so we look forward
to lots of extra time with Drew and the adventures we will have. Griffin is so much fun
and despite the want-to-pull-my-hair-out moments, he is (without a doubt) the
best part of our lives.
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| he thinks he should lay down now, every month |
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| he came up with this pose on his own, "how bout this?" |
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| he also asked for some pictures with his lincoln logs, he knows a good photo prop when he sees one....that's magic right there! |
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