updates and some changes

Since 1) this here family blog is averaging about 60-70 readers per blog and I don't know who all of you and 2) my friend who works for the Center for Missing and Exploited children told me about the crazies stalking blogs, I'm no longer using names in my blogs.  So, you'll just see initials.  As I'm thinking about it, it really wouldn't make a difference if someone was trying to steal my children, but we'll pray that that doesn't happen.  I know a lot of my family keep up with A and K through reading. 

Other updates:
Since my blog about cursing, my mother found some article about how cursing actually helps with anger management and tolerance.  This article had men place their hands in freezing cold water.  Those who were cursing could keep their hands in a matter of seconds longer.  Though I'm sure that my graduate school statistics and research professor would find a number of things wrong with the study and say that I probably can't extrapolate from men with cold hands to 3 year olds playing with toys.  I am encouraged that A will have more tolerance thanks to my day of frustration!!

Since my blog about running away, A has moved through 2 other stages.  She no longer runs away.  In fact, when I am walking in front of her, she frequently says, "Mommy when you are going somewhere I need to be with you."  Her other phases were the 1) I want to surprise you phase where we couldn't go anywhere until she "surprised" us by getting dressed.  If we so much as peeked into her room to check on her, she screamed "NO Mommy" and started over.  Not the timeliest of phases.  2) I hate school phase.  Though we do circle time daily and look at her calendar, every time she goes to sleep, A asks, "After nap do I go to school?"  If the answer is no, she says, "I'm going to stay with you all day?" She then goes on about her business.  If the answer is yes, she starts to cry and will continue to do so until we can distract her with something else.  This can go on for up to an hour.  Its exhausting.  Her current phase is the ever so popular, "Mommy, you worry about yourself phase."  Every time that I correct her, or tell her to eat lunch or even say something to K.  This is her response.  Not a fan

Since my blog about k, my beautiful son has stopped sleeping through the night.  Oh how I long for sleeping until 5:51.  He now goes down about 7:00 pm and sleeps until 11:00 pm when he eats again.  this is fine.  Its the waking up at 3:00 that is bothersome.  We don't feed him, we swaddle his arms or give him a pacifier or give him Tylenol. Sometimes its 1 thing, sometimes it is all 3. It's usually only about 15ish minutes, just enough to wake us up.  So far, A is sleeping through this time.  When he wakes her up, we're going to have a problem...

To all my stalkers,  thanks for reading.  Please don't steal my children!  I love their curisng, yelling, and middle of the night waking up selves.