The not-so-terrific twos are upon us

Well, it's been two weeks since we put Adam in his bed and it has been an adventure! Some late nights, some better nights - all in all, I think he is getting slowly better but it's a slow process. He does not feel inclined to stay in his bed if we're not in the room - as soon as we open the door, he runs back to his bed, telling himself to "get back in bed" but without accountability he does not stay in there very long! I have taken to laying beside him most nights, which is getting harder and harder the more pregnant I get. It seems to be the only way to ensure that he stays in his bed, though, so I'm sucking it up. Brian has been working in the basement most evenings, so I've been putting the kids to bed alone for the most part which has been hard as well. Luckily, Brian's portion of work in the basement is done (for now anyway!) as the drywallers started today. What a relief to be onto this stage of the development! I'm happy to have my husband back, although it's still stressful and probably will be until the basement is completely done. Such is life! It will be nice to have the finished product, but getting there is not fun!

Besides our bedtime issues, we have been experiencing a lot more of our boy's temper lately. He seems to be a textbook case of "Terrible Twos" with his throw-himself-down temper tantrums. He is so sensitive to certain sounds - vacuum cleaners especially - and it's gotten to the point where I literally cannot vacuum unless I can listen to him screaming his head off the entire time, and then have at least a half hour afterwards to hold him and calm him down. He throws things when he gets angry, and has even started throwing things down the stairs sometimes (luckily, nothing that has done any damage so far). Brian has found that talking to him about how he's feeling helps him calm down, although I don't always have the same success. It just depends on how mad he is and what's making him mad. He has started voicing displeasure with Lynsey when she's bugging him - I've heard him say "Widsey stop it!" and "Widsey don't do dat!". I think this is a good step for him, because in the past he would just whine and scream when she bugged him. Unfortunately, she doesn't always listen, but we're working on that. He's just going through a bit of a phase right now, and I'm hoping it doesn't last too long! Just in time for the baby, I guess!

We got to watch Lynsey's dance class last Monday! It was a lot of fun to see her in this circle of little girls, showing us what she's been learning:). She continues to surprise me with how much she understands about the world around her, making me so aware of what a little sponge she is. The other day, I was trying to get into a tight parking spot, and she was in the backseat telling me things like, "I think this is too tight, Mom", "I think that other guy is too close to the line" and other very pessimistic comments! It was actually really funny, because she was right, it was too tight but I didn't give up nonetheless:). She is a special girl alright!

37 weeks now - very much hoping to be giving birth some time next week. My body has been very crampy lately with lots of braxton hicks contractions, so we'll see how much longer I have to go. Ready to be rid of this belly! It's a bit sad to think of this as likely my last pregnancy, but kind of exciting as well. I am so ready to throw all my maternity clothes into the bin!