early riser = sleepy mommy

Okay, so first.....we are still here. I know, I know its been a whole month since I last blogged or close to it, but it has been a busy month that has just flown by. The time that I usually get to sit down and share my thoughts, document milestones, or just let y'all know whats been going on, a.k.a nap time, has been spent searching for beach attire for our upcoming trip to Cancun, projects around the household, planning our little nuggets upcoming birthday (I cannot believe he will be two soon), and taking a little time here and there just to have some mommy relaxation time. Oh, and I cannot forget to leave out cleaning the house! We have also been busy visiting and applying for colleges...okay not really, but it sure feels that way! Seriously, who knew that there was such a demand for MDO programs; mothers get in line at 3am at some of these churches just to make sure their kiddo gets a spot! Crazy. We are applying to 3 different churches that are on a draw system; our first choice being our church but there is no guarantee. We will find out February 17th which ones he gets accepted to for the 2010-2011 school year. I'm telling you....crazy!

On another note, David turned 22 months this week and the terrible twos have officially hit the Roser household. Generally, he is a well behaved and bright minded little boy (well, I like to think so), BUT these little tantrums of emotional/angered screaming must stop!! If someone angers him or things do not go his way...watch out and be prepared for the loud and I mean awful scream that my child can and will produce anywhere! Now I have tried telling myself "it could be worse, at least he does not hit or bite like some little boys are doing right now," but I don't know it's pretty bad. So, for now "no David, it is not nice to scream" is being heard a handful around here! Along with the terrible twos comes the need for independence and control, which in turn has caused some long evenings and early mornings for us. My child, who has practically been one of the best sleepers since he was 10 weeks old, has started to fight going night-night. I swear he thinks his crib is a jungle gym; he feels the need to run around it during nap time and at bedtime instead of sleeping in it. Oh, and let me not forget the kicking...yes, kicking the wall, which happens to be mommy and daddy's wall. This occurs at night and early morning, and when I say early I mean 6:10 am EVERY morning. I don't know what it takes to get this kid to sleep in, but it is like clock work no matter when he goes to bed. Needless to say, after much research, we are led to believe that this behavior is due not only to the need for control, but over tiredness so we have started to lay down the law around here. The rainforest (fisher-price) has been removed because the "soothing" sounds and "peaceful" lighting it once brought to my infant boy is now a bright obnoxious distraction to sleep! Nap time is set for 12:30 and bedtime is set for 7:30, no earlier and no later....lights out, and mommy and daddy are out of the room. Instead of rockabye baby lullaby renditions, we have natural white noise ALL night. Last but not least....NO watching Elmo after 4:30 in the afternoon! Anyways, you get the point; this is serious business.

To leave on a lighter note, or should I say less negative, he is growing up so quickly and we do feel blessed to have such a wonderful child (I do mean this, lol). He is super-scary smart; counts to ten and knows all but 5 letters of the alphabet! His favorite game right now is "what's that." I will draw letters on the etcha sketch that Santa brought him for Christmas; he loves to ask "what's that" which in turn he wants me to ask "what's that" and he will then shout with much excitement the letter that I drew! He does this with all of his Melissa & Doug fruits and vegetables, too! He has an amazing memory; every time we drive by the pool he shouts "pool, dada, weeee" in regards to going down the big slide with Daddy this past summer! He loves to sing and dance. He is very talkative; I think the only time he is not talking is when he is watching Elmo. He is always looking for a response and requires a lot of attention. Sometimes, in the middle of playtime he will just come up to me and give me a kiss or hug for no reason, which melts my heart. Through all the yelling and screaming, I do know that he loves his mommy and no matter how tough these times can be I love him more than anything, he is my baby boy.