Sunday, August 10, 2008

Terrible Twos are Here!

Well we have defiantly entered the terrible twos! I guess we have been lucky and Grayson waited until the girls were older before he started, but my child has most defiantly been taken over by something! We are having problems every night with bed time, Grayson has always been so easy, we would just put him in bed and he would stay in his bed until we got him in the morning. Even when we switched to a toddler bed, but these days he immediately gets out of his bed and comes out of his room. I know part of it is being scared and having bad dreams, but we can't just let him get in our bed every night. Can We? He also now screams at us when he does not get his way or like what we say, so he is spending more and more time in time out. It's like Drew said, Grayson has always been such an easy child that his rebellion just takes us by such surprise. It really is like something has taken over my sweet boys body and I know he does not have as much control over it as we might think. So if anyone has any wisdom how to get my child to go down in his bed at night instead of Drew and I taking turns until midnight when he finally passes out from being so sleepy(this is also part of our problem with the screaming) we will welcome your suggestions!

3 comments:

Silverthornes said...

Well, I don't have have any suggestions. I believe Aubrey is going through the same thing...I am just hoping this is a phase that will be over REALLY QUICK! Good luck with that. I know it can be frustrating but, like you said, you are so blessed that Grayson is such a wonderful kid. (I guess you just have to tell yourself that when you are up with him in the middle of the night)

Jill said...

Hey Jill!
Sorry I don't have any advice on the bedtime situation...I have made the big mistake by laying down with Jalen until he falls asleep...I will be paying for that one in about 6 months!!! Hang in there.
The girls are so precious...they have grown so much!
Take care,
Jill
p.s. I love your new "jazzy" blog look!

Hilary said...

Your kiddos are too cute!! Good luck with your son..I understand the feeling from going to my sweet boy to who is this kid?! That's crazy how it happens...my husband grew up in Longview on Kay drive...crazy that's where you live..but I just wanted to say Hi and that I like to read your blog..Adorable kiddos! Have a great week :)