The 2's really are TeRrIbLe...

Can I just say that I love being a mom- most of the time!!! Luke woke up last Sunday a different boy. He woke independent instead of my sweet little toddler. Maybe the new little brother is now finally catching up to him, or perhaps it's him just growing up. Don't get me wrong, I love him to death. He is just testing his limits and my patience. His new word is "Huh??" No matter what I say, it's "Huh?" I was beginning to wonder if he has a hearing problem, but I doubt it. He just keeps on doing the naughty thing he is doing pretending that he can't hear or understand me. He's been hitting Max, hitting our walls with his play hammer, pushing the kitchen chairs all over the place so he can reach everything that he knows he shouldn't!! And he has major crying fits every day where there is nothing I can do to stop the crying so I end up putting him in his bed until he is ready to stop. You are probably thinking that this is typical 2-year-old behavior, and I am sure it is - but Luke has always been the most mellow, well-behaved little boy (so I think). So it has been kind of sad to me, and I find myself missing the old Luke. The same kind of thing happened about 6 months ago- but I don't know if he out grew it or if I just got used to it.

The other day when I put him in his bed during a crying fit, something terrible happened!!! He climbed out of bed on his own! I knew that day would come - and he is 2 1/2 so it's about time. Here is story behind his bed... 3 months before Max was born we bought Luke a big boy bed. It is actually a bunk bed so that Max and Luke can eventually share a room. For now, we took the bunk beds apart, and Luke's bed is the top bunk but on the ground. Since it is the top bunk, it has rails all around it. We thought this would be easier for Luke to transition from his crib to a big boy bed as it would have an enclosure and still feel like a crib. Until now, it has been a genius idea, and we have had no trouble at all. He sometimes would climb into his bed, but he never dared climb out. He wouldn't even try. He would call for me until I came in to rescue him. Anyways- those days are long gone :)

There are so many wonderful things to say about Luke! I am sorry to go off on all the negative stuff. Most of the time- he is a happy, fun little boy. He is talking so much now, and saying the cutest things. I will write more about these things next time. Thanks for listening- I feel much better now :)