Current mood:

nervous

Real-Life Parenting
Well, it has started.  The terrible twos I mean, and this is scary, he's not even two yet.  Yikes!  The word no leads to fists pumping on the floor rolling around and lots of tears.  None of these work for me, so I just walk away or ignore him and poof within 3 minutes, he is back to himself again.  These are strange days I tell you, but I keep singing that Darius Rucker song in my head, "It won't be like this for long." Right? Right? :)
I am also going to have to change our bedtime routine.  Currently at about 8:45 p.m. I will take Drew in my bed (wait, give me a chance to finish :) turn off all of the lights and just lay in complete darkness.  He rolls around for a bit, talking and playing, and I just stay silent.  Within 10 minutes he falls asleep and we bring him in his own bed and there is bedtime.  I know, I know, not good.  We have been avoiding the confrontation of putting him in his crib at 8:45 and letting him cry it out for a bit until he gets used to going in his own bed at this time.  I am cheating and cheaters never win especially since I don't have TiVo and  have to miss the end of most of my shows and watch them online.  I told Brad we have to change this really soon.  I am just wondering if I should wait until after Las Vegas next week because then we will have to do it all over again, and I can only take so much crying :)  Hmm, something to consider.