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Yes, three year olds can be crazy! I definitely think Austin's behavior at 3 is way worse than it was at 2. At 2 I think it was more of frustration from not being able to communicate, but at 3 it's down right disobedience and stubborness.
Austin also seems to be moody, like one second he will throw a wild tantrum and be crazy, but give him 30 minutes or less and he will be fine and dandy again. I also never know what will set him off, like this morning he threw a tantrum because I have been giving a ride to a teenage girl who lives by me and works where I do. I have been picking her up every morning for a couple of weeks now with no issue, but this morning Austin was mad about it. She doesn't talk to him, hasn't done anything to him, it really should make no difference what-so-ever to him that she is in the car for the 14 mile drive, and yet he went into meltdown mode when we pulled into her driveway.
I remember reading an article where they did a psychology study and that there are some neurons or something in the toddler brain that aren't quite fused together that they linked to tantrums and at age four the things fused and the children became less likely to throw a tantrum. I keep hoping that is the case that that his neurons fuse soon! All I can figure is that I need to stay consistant with the discipline and not give in to tantrums, even if it seems like it isn't working.View Thread

Sun- fried chicken, mashed potatoes/gravy, salad, cherries
Mon- ham steak, corn on cob, baked sweet potato
Tues- salmon noodle casserole, cranberry sauce, green beans
Wed- I have book club meeting over dinner at a local restaurant, DH and DS will probably do pizza
Thurs- meatloaf
Fri- grilled steakView Thread


Sun: Mac n Cheese and hotdogs (we went out to eat for lunch, so wanted something easy and lighter for dinner), watermelon, sliced tomatoes
Mon: Ham balls with sauce, potato cakes, salad
Tues: leftovers
Wed: Grilled porkchops, sweet potatoes
Thurs: Chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes/gravy, salad
Fri: Angel hair with artichokes pastaView Thread

On the same token I want to get him a gift from her that will be in our hospital bag and sitting there when he comes to visit. I am having a hard time coming up with something though, and wondering if anyone has any good ideas.
I find DS is at the age where gifts that give instant gratification mean the most, like something he will be able to play with/use right out of the gift bag. I thought about a new game for his Leapster, but what if the game itself gets forgotten. It also needs to be something he can't scatter all over the hospital room, needs extensive assembly, or make a big mess with.
Any ideas?View Thread

The first one she found celebrity baby photos and then made a collage of the baby face with the current body to serve as a clue. Guests had to identify the celebrity.
Then she asked each guest to bring their own baby photo and she made a collage and had everyone guess who was who. I snuck in a baby picture of DH since most of the guests were his coworkers.
The last game was everyone had to pair up and one person had to feed the other person a bowl of baby food in a race against the other teams. We used fruit flavors, not the icky ones.
They were all pretty fun.View Thread




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