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I think the terrible twos are on a collective jag this week. I know of at least 3 other moms who are also experiencing daily 2 year old wrath. One is blog friend Erin and you can read about her recent experience here.

Let me preface this by saying that I LOVE LOVE LOVE Michael. He is my little man. I always feel a little bit guilty complaining about him when I wouldn't trade him for ANYTHING in the world. But he is a toddler and he has his moments and well, you gotta vent about them sometime, right?

Having said that, today was a very trying day. I was really tired so that didn't exactly help. It started first thing this morning, hit its peak this afternoon and then kind of mellowed out- whew.

Here are the highlights:
*Being screamed at first thing in the morning because he wants his milk and his cartoons and oh yeah, our cable was out (damn Verizon) and I had a 10am client/school meeting that I was trying to get ready for. FUN!
*Being told "no" or "okay monny"(add sarcastic tone) when I asked something of him, or pointed at with the index finger near his cheek and told "you no say me"--translation: Michael doesn't want me to correct him.
On a side note, the finger pointing thing is totally aggravating but if I wasn't the target it would seriously crack me up. The description doesn't do it justice. I need to try and get a photo because it's really funny...but not in the moment.
*Basic refusal or defiance for about 95% of my requests today. Most of the time the opposite of my request was done.
*Nap time= Michael out of his crib, playing with electrical cords (items now removed), rolling up wipes and stuffing them wherever, opening a dresser drawer and taking out everything, using his toy drill on his crib to make a nice loud noise, screaming at the top of his lungs that he wants to come downstairs.

I have no clue what to do about the out of crib thing...I don't mind if he gets out and reads books or plays quietly but lately he gets into EVERYTHING. I can't empty his entire room, can I? He wants me to stay up there with him, so if I stay to monitor him, he's really just getting what he wants. I am working on that gameplan but its not an easy one.

I was really frustrated but we did make it thru- mostly thanks to dinner at Grammy and Poppy's house! That really broke up the evening and the boys were definitely tired when we got home.

To counter-balance all that griping...here are some nice things about the day:
*Michael told me I was "comfy cozy" when I was laying on the floor with him before his "nap".
*We went out for lunch and the boys were PERFECT
*Liam sat next to Michael on the sofa, put his head on Michael's shoulder and then kissed his cheek x3
*Both boys went to bed without much fuss:)

So a day that started off on a really sour note did end up okay. I am hopeful about tomorrow :)