It's been almost two months since our last post. I could offer excuses (computer down for 4 weeks, vacation, sick, sick, sick), but who wants to hear all the gory details. We're back, and hopefully can become more consistent with this.
Since our last post, Noah has turned two. People often warn you that the behavior of a toddler changes - hence the phrase "the terrible twos", but I wasn't prepared for it, and I fear it will still get worse.
Noah is still a sweet boy, like in this picture with his new favorite "hat," but then he can suddenly switch into another person. One who screams "NO" at the top of his voice, and can cry and yell for 30 minutes straight in a car ride home.
He's been taught to say please and thank you, but has somehow confused these polite words as the magic key to get whatever he wants. When I say no to cookies for breakfast, he just responds with an insistent "please," as if this will suddenly make me change my mind. Oh Noah, I wish we could all have cookies for breakfast, but it's in my Mommy Contract to make sure we try something healthy.
