Sleep, what is that?!

I swear this kid is trying to kill me off.  He has hated sleep since the day he was born.  Daylight savings threw a wrench in our schedule and he has woken up in the middle of the night since then.  Two of the nights he has been up at 3 and then my pregnant body can't get comfortable and go back to sleep.  He never has a reason for why he gets up.  No nightmares and he doesn't need to go potty.  

We have tried every suggestion that people have given us and nothing has worked.  Our pediatrician said this is just habitual and we need to break the habit by always taking him back to his bed and making it clear that it is time to sleep.  I have been so good about that...except today.  After 4 nights of him waking up, my previously mentioned pregnant body couldn't do it again.  I let him get in our bed and then he woke up with my alarm so he was up for the day.  This makes for a super grumpy and super whiny boy!  

Just when I was getting to my breaking point and about to lose it on him, I hear in a tiny whisper voice, "Heavenly Father, please bless that I will go to sleep soon and please bless that mommy will be safe and happy at work today.  Amen."  How could you stay mad at that?  Motherhood is so hard, but so rewarding at the same time.

Change is coming!

I swear this kid can feel that change is coming.  And, he is also 2!  He has been so cranky lately.  He says no A LOT and he gets frustrated because he can't communicate.  I really hope he doesn't hate me when I bring baby girl home.  We will see how he reacts.

On a positive note, he is still as cute as ever and he has developed a love of reading that makes me so happy.  He will just grab books and sit and "read" them for a while.  He won't sit through a movie, but he will sit and enjoy a good book, usually about dinosaurs.

Love my Eli Vaughn!

Answers!!

One of the most satisfying feelings as a mom is knowing that you can fix what is bothering your child.  McCoy has been a bad eater/sleeper since birth.  I ask at every appointment and we always check for diabetes and everything comes back normal.  Brian took McCoy in yesterday for his vision screening for kindergarten.  He asked about McCoy having accidents, not sleeping, and not eating.  She felt his belly and she said she could feel the hard rocks of poo.  She said this could explain a lot of what is going on with him.

So, we are going to put him on Metemucil and get that boy feeling, sleeping, and eating better.  I am hopeful that this is the answer we have been looking for!  He was even happier yesterday when he told me that he had "poo stuck in his belly."  He knows his medicine will make him feel better!  I call that a mom win!  I will post more later on how McCoy and I feel about Kindergarten!!

For posterity

I always told myself that I would remember all the cute things that my kids did so that I could tell them about it when they were older.  I am quickly learning that that is not realistic so I am back to blogging/journaling so that my kids will have funny stories about them and the hard stories too.

These two have a serious love/hate relationship right now.  This is their morning routine: drink their milk, watch a show, and snuggle together on the couch.  It lasts for about a half hour before one hits the other one and then the yelling and crying starts.  I love these moments though and the sweetness that they have for each other.  They have to hug and kiss each other every night before bed.

I love this sweet boy so much!  He is so hard right now too.  His sleep is inconsistent and so is his eating.  Recently his potty training has been sketchy too.  He is also one of the sassiest boys I know.  He sure keeps us humble!  He is so smart and has really caught onto math (numbers and adding them together).  The reading is coming slowly and surely.

This little guy has quite the personality too.  The look on his face here says it all.  He has turned into the typical 2 year old.  He will sneak up to a person, take something, and then run away with an evil laugh.  I can't help but laugh when he does it.  He has also started to yell, "mom," wait until I am looking at him and then do something like hit his brother or start playing with an outlet.  He keeps us on our toes, that is for sure!

We are all anxious and nervous to meet baby girl.  We know that she is going to change our lives and our routine.  McCoy talks to her often and is always close to make sure that I feel okay and that I am eating the right food.  It has made me love McCoy in a whole new way.  We have started buying things for her too and our house is looking a lot more pink.  Eli is in denial or just ignoring the fact that she is coming because he won't even look at the stuff starting to pile up in their room.  

Time is flying and my babies are growing up before my eyes!  I love it though.  It is weird that somedays I want them to stay little and then other days, I want them to hurry up and grow up so that they can experience more of life.  Love my little family!