Things have been pretty calm with him.  He has been doing really good.  NO more crying when I drop him off (knock on wood).
We are about to move in a month or so.  He does not take well to change.  I know this move is going to freak him out!  But he will have his own room!  I hope that he adjusts well...

marcia

Oh another day and he did not cry!  I am just happy!! Hopefully this is the beginning of good things. 
Last night I took the kids out the house because Russell had some work he needed to get done.  We went to the Thrift Store just to look around.  He did so good while we were there.  I was nervous taking them both out but they did great.  I had no problems.  He was playing with this ugly barbie car.  He does not care that it was a barbie car, all he saw was that it was a car.  Well when it was time to go I told him he had to leave the car.  Omgosh he had a fit!  I felt bad but I was not going to buy that ugly car for him.  He threw the biggest fit!  We had to calm down in the van for about ten minutes before I could leave the parking lot!  We went to the grocery store and he finally calmed down.  I bought him some apples and a candy.  He really deserved more. 
Well we are learning colors by eating skittles.  Yes you read right.  I would ask him to pick a certain color and he would with no problems.  He even repeated a few!  He knows more than what I give him credit for..

Most of the time before bedtime Russell plays with lil Russ.  I love those moments.  Seeing the love between the two of them is simply amazing.  That is the sort of love that can not be duplicated...it is something special.

  

He did not cry this morning.  This was that 10% of the time that I was talking about that he does not cry when I drop him off at daycare.  He walked in with his book under his arm and his cup in his other hand.  He went to his class and said, "bye mom".  That is how I love to leave him in the morning.  With no tears. 
Last night we did something different. We read a book.  Well not really read just kinda look at the pictures.  I would ask him where something was and he would point it out.  I realized that he is smarter then I gave him credit for.  He tried his hardest to repeat after me.  We looked at animals, the moon, stars, shoes, fruit, flowers, the list goes on and on.  And I know that he enjoyed it because he took that book to school this morning.  Usually he takes his car with him but not today, he wanted his book.  The book that he read with mommy.  I could not explain how that makes me feel.  I feel joy in my heart!  I have such a wonderful son.  Even though we fight at night to go to bed, but not as bad as some people struggle with there kids for bedtime.  He is a staller and will try everything to make bedtime last a little longer.  His bedtime routine is so strange.  He must sleep with two heavy conforters.  He has to have his car and his cup and his little pillow.  And now the new different thing is sleeping at the foot of the bed.  My son is strange sometimes but I am not exactly normal so he has to get it from somewhere.  But I love him to no end.  He is my little man.  Even when he is six feet tall, he will still be my little man.  When I see my kids I know that life cant get any better then what it is right now.  Regardless of all the troubles and stress that I feel from day to day.  When I pick him up and he gives me that bear hug I know everything I do is for him...

 
look at that face, the face that can do no wrong...

marcia