Deep Waters

The last couple of months have been tough. I guess that's why I've been neglecting the blog a bit. But things seem to be calming down a little bit for the moment. A few months ago Archer finally got the hang of potty training. I was really beginning to doubt myself. (What kind of mom am I? What if he can't go to school in the fall because we don't have this figured out yet?) Well, Archer's doing really well and I'm confident we don't have to worry about him getting kicked out of school. When I realized that we had it mastered, I breathed a sigh of relief. I thought maybe we could coast for awhile on the victory of no more pullups.

What was I thinking? Haven't I learned by now? No coasting when you're a parent... Big problems with the boy's attitude. And Shelly's attitude too, for that matter. Little Miss Drama Queen takes her lessons from Big Brother. Crack down on the attitude. We've gotten very familiar with the time out spot. And made some progress.

Can we coast yet? No... Its time to deal with bed time. The boy who is 4 years old and never been seriously required to sleep in his own bed. Well, that's enough. Bed time is no longer at whenever he decides to fall asleep anywhere in the house. Bed time is when Mom & Dad say, and in his own bed. Its getting better but the kid still tries to negotiate every little thing. One more minute, one more...

Parenting requires patience but more, requires perseverence. Lots. And faith. Cause I don't have the strength to get through it without someone much bigger, much stronger than me!

When you go through deep waters, I will be with you…
~ Isaiah 43:2