Oops...

So much for blogging daily! Does thinking every day about the blogs I didn't get done count? :)

Spence is away for a month. We are 10 days into his exile. The first few days were rough, as they always are. We are in our groove now and the home is running as smoothly as ever.

John is working on independence. (Yes, that means that John is having significant behavior issues!) He whines and cries because he doesn't want to dress himself one minute. Then he will absolutely refuse to do things as I ask him to because, in his words, he is a big boy and he knows how to do it. UGH! I am going to pull my hair out before this phase ends. It will end, right??? Once he is dressed and past his refusals (which sometimes include GRUNTING at me - are we farm animals?) he returns to his sweet self. He builds bouncy towns on the floor with all of my couch pillows and invites the girls to jump with him. He helps Katie do anything she asks. He is thrilled when he gets to ride his bike. It doesn't matter how cold it is or how long we played outside, he wants to ride and ride and ride... When Spence is home and the weather is nicer it is definitely time to take those training wheels off and get a little two wheel practice in! He makes snacks and lunches on his own and is at my side when I am making dinner. OK, so the sweet and fun moments do outnumber the pull-my-hair-out ones... I'll keep that in mind when it is time to get him in his pajamas tonight!