[kindacrunchy]

I am totally losing my patience with Aidan and I feel like a horrible mother. He is 29 months old, very verbal, and has great comprehension. He argues! I'll say something and he'll say the opposite. He tells me he wants a cheeseburger for lunch, as soon as it is in front of him, he wants chicken. I feel like I'm going in for combat all the time. He isn't physical, he just argues, and he is good at it!
He pushes my buttons and I let him. Part of it is his bizarre sleeping habits since I became pregnant. He didn't nap for 3 weeks and then one day he crashed out at 11 a.m. Now he naps about 3-4 days out of the week. I know he still needs naps but you can only do so much to get a kid to nap unless you lock them in the room and that still isn't a given. Plus I'm not into keeping him prisoner. We were so in sync shortly before I found out I was pg and now we are so out of sync. It is so frustrating!! I have never been a patient person, however, it has grown since I've had Aidan. But now, oh my god, I feel like I'm going to lose it!
Anybody else?

p.s. how the heck do i change my signature?

 

[Minnow_]

Sorry you're having a tough time with Aidan. My nephew is just about the same age, and in the last month he's started being a pill too. Very contrary. I babysat him last Sunday, so I can sympathize... but I went home at the end of the day. Hopefully it won't last long.

You can change your signature by clicking "User CP" - it's a link in the brown bar near the top of the page, right below all the links to the forum and sub-forum you're in. After that, look for the list of links on the left of the screen, and find "Edit Signature" - I think it's the first link in the list.

 

[selazenby]

Sorry you're having a rough time. My Jake is 18 months old and has been very demanding and difficult lately too - I'm pretty sure he's terrible two-ing it a little ahead of time (which I would LOVE for him to get out of his system before this baby comes which will very likely happen on Jake's second birthday - yikes). It's hard because although I feel WAY better than I did in the beginning of this pregnancy, I'm still more tired than I was as an unpregnant mama. And I think he's like a wild animal - can smell weakness

. Anyway, I've been trying really hard to "schedule" lots and lots of activities for us - even if it's just going for a walk or to the park or to the grocery store - it seems like the more we go the happier he is. And I've been taking advantage much much more than usual of my sister and her willingness to let Jake hang with her - which he loves (she has a 4 year old and an 8 month old). I also have my sister bring my niece (the 4 year old) over a lot because he loves to play with her and that keeps him occupied and somewhat "good." I have to be grateful for his good sleeping lately - which at the beginning of the pregnancy totally sucked. He's napping consistently for an hour and a half each day and then sleeping great at night too.

Hang in there - use any support systems you have at your disposal (that can sometimes include Bear in the Big Blue House around here - shameful I know). A friend of mine told me when Jake was first born that during any really hard phase to just tell myself that in three weeks it will all be different - and for the most part that has been true - not always resolved but different and sometimes different is a life saver.

 

[hottmama]

Mine is 28 mos. and is not arguing, but wants to nurse and be held constantly and is so sweet I can't tell him no even when I REALLY want to not have him on top of me: "Hold me mommy, I want you". I love the boy to death but shouldn't he be able to play by himself for a couple minutes at his age?

 

[IncaMama]

pft....ya. i'm in your boat. my 26mo DS has been a little button pusher lately too. and i hear you on the nap thing too. Rowan had been in a bad routine for about 2 months until about last week. going to bed at 11:30pm, waking up at 9am, not napping until 4pm, bed again at 11:30....basically mimicing my routine, but that means no alone time.

then he suddenly just decided to wake up early one day and has sort of reset himself. until today, when he didn't nap until 2 (he'd been averaging going down at noon) so he'll be up late tonight, but hopefully not too late.

and the patience thing...it's sometimes scary how little patience i have with him. day by day...that's all you can do.
hang in there!

 

[DesireeH]

Hang in there mama! I just called dh and yelled at him for being late because I am about to lose it! My ds is 32 months and man, this age is hard! Today he was hanging on the drapes and broke down 2 curtain rods. He is whining and wont eat anything I make for him. It's just one of those days. I finally popped Nemo in the dvd cause I cant take anymore. LOL

 

[Slightlycrunchymama]

Hang in there mama and dont feel bad! Lots of us are in the same boat. Im babysitting my niece for 5 days/week now too so I have a 1.5yo, a newly 3yo and a 3.5yo. Im a screaming lunatic daily lol.
((hugs))

 

[kindacrunchy]

Quote:

Originally Posted by mama2my2 Im babysitting my niece for 5 days/week now too so I have a 1.5yo, a newly 3yo and a 3.5yo. ((hugs))

YIKES!!

 

[kindacrunchy]

Thanks for the empathy. Some days are just fine and other days are not. Days that start with a mini melt down about the toast i split in half and he wants it put back together.
Minnow, thanks for signature edit info.

 

[DesireeH]

Aww Karen, my ds does that too (about broken/cut food). If a banana breaks, all hell breaks loose! :LOL

Hey, I just noticed your siggy said Temecula valley.......we are neighbors.

 

[littleteapot]

Mine is 22 months, has great comprehension, but is completely non-verbal and I totally sympathize. In moments of desperation I swear this would be easier if she could talk, but in reality I know it'd be just as difficult.

She's really into pushing limits right now, and doing things she KNOWS she's not allowed to do. She does them, then calls out so I notice. Makes eye contact and will do them right there in front of me! She climbs like crazy too. All over everything. I don't even know HOW she gets onto half the things I find her on!! They are TALLER then SHE is!