It's True...3 is worse than 2

I thought that having a 2 year old throw a temper tantrum was mind boggling and frustrating but about 3 weeks before Hudson's birthday I experienced something new....getting told off by my son!  Everyone told me that 3 was worse than 2 but geez.  If I tell Hudson to do something he does not want to do he just yells "Mom!!!!!!!" as loud as he can while looking me square in the eye and then proceeds to tell me why he does not want to do it.  At first I was taken back but now I just am tired of it and we have about 360 days till he turns 4.  I don't know if I can make that long without throwing my own tantrum but time will tell.  I am tired of it already. 

Potty Training Derailed

I am probably totally overacting...ok I know I am.  We started potty training Hudson in October or November of last year and he caught on so quick we were shocked, we let him lead the way we did not push him one bit. By the end of November he was even staying dry all night so it came to a shock to me when a week before Christmas he started to have a wet diaper in the mornings (when we started potty training we went straight to underwear all day and diapers only at night).  I thought well it is probably because of the holiday coming up and maybe he is just really excited and cannot focus.   Well, every morning since he has had a wet diaper in the morning.  And now that he has turned officially 3 years old  he has been having accidents throughout the day.  I am just so stunned because he was doing so well that I never had to worry about accidents while we were running errands or while he was at school for 2 hours.  Ok yes we did start him at a new school so just last week so  I guess that could be causing this regression.  I just never thought in a million years this would happen, why I have no clue I guess I thought that he would not be phased by this change.  I just want things to go back to how they were!!!  No accidents!!!  I hate feeling frustrated with him because I don't want him to feel bad but I am just so...well....frustrated!!!  I guess I just need to take a deep breath, drink a glass of wine and go back to step one of potty training where I just ask him if he has to go every 2 minutes.  Has anyone else gone through something similar?  I would love to hear from you!

Are you happy Mama????

    Have you ever been in the midst of disciplining your child when they say something that makes you stop and actually really consider what they are saying? Yeah well me either till the other day.  My 3 year old Hudson and my 10 month old Jack were playing with toys on the living room floor while I was doing what I do best..housework, actually I hate it so much that most days I put it off until I am frantically cleaning late in the day so when my husband comes home the house does not  look like I have been watching tv all day.

    Anyway, the kids were playing like the little angels that they are and  I actually thought gosh this is great that they get along so well.....then it happened.  I came around the corner and saw my 10 month old fly to the floor like he was a rag doll the WWF wrestler himself Hudson just smiled up at me while I open mouthed stared which seemed like forever because I was in shock.  I said "What did you do????"  and Hudson said very happily and matter of fact "I do it!!!""  I took him to time out and was explaining why he was there when in the midst of tears Hudson asks me "Are you happy Mama?" I stopped and stared at my little hysterical boy and told him that of course I was happy just not when he hurts his little brother.  Now it may seem like it was just a simple question probably to distract me but to me he really made me realize that no matter how angry I was at the moment or how frustrated I get during the day I truly without a doubt am happy with my life and with what I have. 

Of course this has become a new phrase in the house as common as I say "Be nice to your brother" or "Pick up your trucks", so maybe my initial feelings about this statement have worn off some but I am hoping that I can still keep in  mind the meaning of what he is asking and remember how I am the happiest I have ever been.