Well, since you asked, this morning Pigpen was up at 6:48am.....a drastic improvement over the last few mornings. And Piglet? After his night of debauchery that last until 10:15pm, I had to go in and wake him up at 8:00 for school. It's improving! There are signs! Tonight they were both asleep at much more reasonable hours.
Highlights of today? Piglet managed to dump a wheelbarrow full of rocks over onto himself, while simultaneously pulling Pigpen down with him and get his ankle hung in the basketball hoop. I would explain what happened, but frankly, I have no idea. Both boys spent a significant amount of time in time out this afternoon. (Unpaid advertisement: if you haven't read/used 1, 2, 3 Magic, get a copy. It's the simplest, most straightforward thing ever. All you have to be is consistent and it works.)
It's such a blessing that Pigpen gets time out. He's so, so, so different from Piglet. Piglet took forEVER to understand the concept of staying in time out and always had to be sent to his room when he left time out. But Pigpen just stands there pitifully for his full two minutes and wails like his dog died until he hears that beep. Then? He squeals with glee and comes skipping out with a huge grin on his face like the world is a brand new place. Same with the big boy bed. He has yet to get out of the bed! He goes to bed at night or nap....and lies down in the bed! And stays there until he goes to sleep! And then?? In the morning or after nap? He wakes up and sits up in bed and quietly calls me, "Mommy? Moooooooommmmmy? All done! Mommy?" until I come and get him out of bed. It's craziness. If I didn't have Piglet to deal with, I'd hate me.
Pigpen is making up for his good behavior with his new skill of turning off light switches. Constantly. Usually when I'm trying to, well, SEE. Very irritating. But he's cute and stays where we put him, so we'll keep him.
In less interesting news, I went to pay my property taxes today and thought I was being all clever paying them with my Upromise credit card so I'd a) get the free college money and b) basically defer payment of said taxes for a month. Sadly, I got there to find that they charge a 2.5% "convenience fee", which was described on the tax bill as "nominal". I do not consider $86 to be nominal. Seriously? $86 for using a credit card? Are you kidding me? So I had to engage in the mad scramble to make sure the payment gets mailed and there on time and the money is actually in the bank to pay said taxes. What a pain.
Finally, we are headed home to my parents' house tomorrow. Piglet is nearly out of his skin with excitement; he's been counting the days for a week now. Please think kind thoughts of me as I journey five hours alone with both boys and Gus tomorrow afternoon. I'm praying for a Pigpen nap and Piglet interest in the movies I picked out at the library today. I hope, I hope, I hope.....
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My daughter also stayed in her "big girl bed" very well until one night when she asked to go to the bathroom, my husband said, "You know, you can get out of bed and go to the bathroom on your own." Cue close up of me screaming, "Nooooo!" in slow motion.
You realize that you were *that* person who I always complain about in my office, right?
You realize that you were *that* person who I always complain about in my office, right?
You realize that you were *that* person who I always complain about in my office, right?
Am checking out 1,2,3 Magic. Thanks for the tip.
Drew usually stays in his bed, too. He will holler and holler at us, but not get up. Unless it's the middle of the night, which we've informed him he can get up to pee if he needs to. Ain't it lovely?
OK, is 1,2,3 Magic better than Love and Logic? Because we try to implement that stuff all the time, and lately I am losing my patience and it is all going out the window. 3 years old sucks way worse than 2, I'm just saying.
It totally does. And yes, 1, 2, 3 Magic is a lot more concrete for a 3 year old. Even works on Pigpen to some degree. You can use it with Love and Logic, it's just a little more black and white.
Um, that was me. I got logged out of my own system here.
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