Yeah xmas break is over

January 09

Yeah, School is back in session

I never thought that I would say this but I am soooo glad that school is back in....lol

That was the longest 2 weeks ever,, well 2 weeks and 1 day,, for the crappy snow storm we had and they closed the schools... JJ demands so much attention that I am just worn out. Its constant, do I want to play this, or that... do I want to go make something with playdough...all starting at 6am!!

I thought I could get him to sleep until say... oh, I don't know a reasonable hour like 8 if I put him to bed later at nite... NO, that didn't work.. I tried unsuccessfully for 2 wks! I let him watch a movie from 7-9pm every nite infact...he still got up every single morning at 6am!! Have you ever played the board game "mouse trap" at 6am????  lol  It really isn't fun...

Let me tell you, that by 2pm everyday he was ready for a nap,,, no, not just because I was...lol but because he was soooo grumpy and tired and stressed that he really did need some down time... Now this is where the problem starts,, JJ figures that he is "too big" to take a nap, "naps are for babies,, and Nannies"... Those are his words...

One day I sucked him into lying with me on the sofa to watch a kids movie,, and he fell asleep.. But, he was so mad that he fell asleep that he never fell for that line from me again.. I know he forced himself to stay awake every day during Christmas break.

So from 2pm to 7pm its like walking on egg shells with him, so he doesn't get pissed off over some little trivial thing and then have a meltdown. He had 8 of those in 2wks.. and I can honestly tell you that I don't miss those episodes at all!!!!!!!! One fit was so bad that I had to resort back to "taking his toys" away from him for a day or two. I know that the experts say that, taking what he likes away from him will work...but it doesn't.. I think it takes alot of stanima on our part because its more punnishment for us than for him. 


When he looses his toys as punnishment for out of control behaviour, it then means that we are the subject of his attention. We are then the spotlight for his activities....We have to listen to him say "this is boring" a zillion times for one thing...lol

It is worth it in the long run, it does teach him consequences I guess.. but oh man its rough!!!

I found that since he started school he realizes that he has to follow rules everywhere not just here. Before he use to tell me that "I was mean cause I had rules".... I haven't heard that much since he started school.

When we do finally get him to bed and settled down,(which is a big chore), if you ask him in the morning, how he slept,, he will tell you that he is "nocturnal" and doesn't sleep at nite...

I used to try to tell him that he does sleep, but he would argue that he didn't. I finally had to take a picture of him sleeping to prove to him that he slept at nite... he still argued with me,What a kid....

This morning I was so excited about him going back to school so things would go back to a somewhat normal routine and I could get something done around the house without him wanting all the attention... And guess what, he didn't wake up at 6am like he does every morning.. nope,,, I had to wake him up at 7:15 and then he didnt' want breakfast, he just wanted to go to school...

Of course he had to "shave", brush his teeth and comb his hair first....LOL I didn't account for the new "primping time", so we almost missed the bus! 

So I have time to do my housework, and some online stuff again before he comes home at 2pm. Yes life is good.... Well untill March Break anyways.....