Well folks, the twos were great! Until we hit December (2 1/2)...then things began to change. Little Man began to get a little bit of an attitude with his Mommy and Daddy...but you know what? We were waiting for it. It's just been a little harder than we expected it to be. Which when you think about parenting, there is no manual. There are some books that attempt to be user's guides or "What to Expects," but they can't really give you the 100% of what to expect, because EVERY child is different.
Some days with Brady, we feel like we are dealing with Dr. Jekyl and Mr. Hyde because you don't know which one woke up that morning. But aren't we all like that at some points?At the beginning of January, Brady climbed out of his crib for the first and second times and rather than putting him back in his crib and risking him getting hurt at night trying to climb out, we converted it to a toddler bed. It is February 6th and we are still transitioning. It takes a while, but we have made a lot of progress from the first night of me sleeping on the floor in his room and Chris sleeping on the floor outside his gate on the second night. All we can look for is progress.
Two weekends ago we began Potty Training Boot Camp where Brady goes a whole weekend (minus naps and nighttime) with nothing on from the waist down-no diaper, underwear, pull-ups, pants, etc. He is doing really well with it! One thing that no parent really tells you prior to beginning potty training is the importance of PATIENCE and not to get upset with your child if he or she has an accident. It's going to happen. It's going to happen when their 2, 3, 4 and maybe even 5 or 6--we had kindergarteners at school that would have occasional accidents. Our goal is to have him potty trained by this spring, definitely by my brother's wedding-we told him he can't wear a diaper with his tux and absolutely definitely by August when he starts preschool--since they don't want parents sending pull-ups to preschool!When I mentioned before that Brady has been giving us a little bit of a problem in some areas, it has to do with him being bossy, sneaky and in some cases mean-where he can hurt my feelings and Chris's feelings. I have had days with him home that when Chris has gotten home I have bawled my eyes out over how Brady has been to me that day. I am sure that some of it is an attention thing-he needs attention and while he gets a ton from us still, he's not getting the 100% that he got prior to Aubrey being born.
In the last six months, the following game changers have happened to our Boo Bear:
He became a Big Brother--and he is the best big brother ever!
He's had to share Mommy and Daddy with Sissy
He climbed out of his bed and had his bed changed to a big bed!
He's had kids through Coney Care Childcare, LLC take over a lot of his toys and "stuff" and he's had to share his Mommy with them
He's being potty trained
While he and we have struggled with some of his recent behaviors, he has started saying the funniest things!
He pointed at a mole on my face and asked me if I had a boo boo and told me that he would kiss it.
He calls his nipples-"buttons"
When we ask him if he has to go poo poo, he says "No, I have gas"
When my Dad (Brady's PaPa) was trying to put him in the car seat one night and it was cold out he said "Close the door PaPa"
Today, I was putting something in the car prior to Chris taking B to school and he said "You take me to school, Mommy?" and when I told him that I couldn't he said "Okay, you close door now."
Bragging on my little guy some more-at 2 1/2 he knows most of his ABC's and can almost count to 20!!!! Something that I wish we could take credit for, but having him in an academic institution from the time he was one has really benefited him. I am so proud of him. So Terrible Twos-while they are very difficult a lot of times, there are a lot of hilarious, terrific moments as well. I LOVE MY LITTLE MAN SO MUCH!
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