Easter party 2013

School days

Cullen's teacher quit this morning. I can't help feel like part of it is Cullen and my fault. She had never worked in a daycare before and doesn't have any children, Cullen can be a handful... Imagine having 12 handfuls at one time! Hard job, but I'm also kinda glad she is gone. Ever since he moved to her room he doesn't want to go to school in the morning and that's when he started acting out. Hopefully it will get better with a new teacher!

I got to go to his Easter party today and it was lots o fun! I can't help shake something that happened though! I was holding Cullen waiting for a teacher to go hide the eggs outside when I over heard another parent talking to one of the teachers about who did something to her daughter, the parent pointed to Cullen and the teacher said him and 3 other boys. What's that about?! I did not get any note about misbehavior today and the parent never smiled at me the rest of the party. I can't shake it. Would he be better off in another setting? I know he's learning so much, but the behavior is out of control!

Cullen-isms

It's been a while since I last wrote! What a week! I got a couple bad notes from his teacher at school but the week ended on a good note! We are trying rewards every afternoon and tool away the TV one night! It think that did the best!

Wednesday as I'm coming out the bath, Cullen says BUG! I run in and see a giant wasp two feet from him and he's reaching towards it! I yell NO! That bug hurts... Like the candle! He poured and I told him to go sit across the room. He listened! I guess the candle incident is a good reference for us! So... I grabbed some roach spray... Cause I think that will kill it! Lol! Then I sprayed the mess out of it and then I stomped on it with a shoe!

So fast forward to Saturday... He wakes up and says bug, goes to the same spot and stomps on the ground! Lol! What a character!

Felt like worst mom in the world yesterday!

So we all attempted church again. He woke up late so I knew he wouldn't be tires during mass. He went into the playroom like a breeze! He came to join us for the last 15 min and all hell broke lose! Of course the other two 2-year olds were in mass the whole time and you never heard a peep from them! Cullen refused to walk with us to communion and then he ran off yelling after he tried I hit me! I was so embarrassed!

Then later that day, we were cleaning house and had candles lit all around the house. So Cullen decides to get his stool in the bathroom and went to grab a candle. All I heard was glass hitting the floor and him screaming! We rushed to him only to find him on the floor with wax all over his forehead, in his hair and down his face! I tried to stay calm but was freaking out! A couple hours later, phone call to a nurse, ice and warm compresses and the wax was all out his hair! Thank you Jesus!

Needless to say, we will not be bringing Cullen to mass or lighting candles for a while!

Typical two year old

He's not terrible, he's typical! Today was an awesome day! We played outside from 3-7! He got a new sand table! (We used sand from sand bags we had from hurricane gustav 5 years ago!) we cleaned the house inside and out! He watered the plants and the grass and the fence and mum! He was covered in sand and water but had a blast! We all came in and went straight to the shower!

Much better day

Today Cullen had a great day at school today and a great night at home! We are keeping TV to a maximum of 2 shows a day and the rest of the time we play and sing and have fun! Tonight he helped me make a pizza! He kept eating the ingredients off the pizza before we cooked it!

what's a mom to do!

For the past few days, Cullen has not just been a handful... he's been a truck-laod-full! He is hitting, spitting, yelling and throwing fits! Sometimes you can ignore the behaviors and present him with something else to distract him, but other times, there is nothing we can do! I've tried time out, whipping (is that where he gets the hitting from?) , ignoring, and giving rewards when he is being good. We talk to him daily about being nice, using nice words, and that hitting is bad.

When he got in the car after school today, he said, "me hit." oh no! I said that is not nice, he said, "yes." I told him, hitting is bad. He just smiles and laughs. :-(

Then we were down the street and he remembered someone having their Christmas lights up. (Granted they took them down at the  beginning of Feb, but we haven't talked about it in over a month! How can he remember someone having Christmas lights and not remember that hitting is bad!

I was beginning to wonder if I wasn't giving him enough attention at home. So I planning that tonight, I will not play on my phone or the computer or watch separate tvs. I let him watch one show while we ate a snack and then I took the tv off. He fussed a little while, but I just sat down and started to play with the legos. He soon joined me and we had fun! Then I took him outside for a little while and he really enjoyed putting wood in the firepit! He does not mind getting dirty outside! LOL! He is eating his dinner now and watching one more show while I write this.

Since the time changed, he has had trouble waking up in the mornings and going to sleep each night. I am going to bath him a little early tonight and try to tire him out early. This momma needs some rest!

Wall-e

Cullen is all into the movie wall-e right now. I know it's an old movie but I never saw it either. Each night this week we sit together and watch a little part of it. He holds my hand! I love our QT!

I cut his hair!

Cullen has had 2 official hair cuts from our friend who's a hair stylist. She had to come to the house because he will not sit still in the salon! Too much to see and do! When we are home, he can watch tv!

Well... Today he got his 3rd haircut from me! I was tired of the long mullet look so I said, I can do this! I put the guard on number 8 and trimester the back! It's not too bad! I'll post the pic! Of course I ha to bribe with candy! He wanted a turn with the clippers but I distracted him and we were okay!

Oh sit, big Donald!

Apparently Cullen has learned his first curse word. Our fault for sure! At least once a day, Cullen says , " oh sit!" He says it completely in context such as when he drops something or can't find something! I catch myself saying it and have to remind myself and him to say, oh man!

We drove by McDonalds today and he says, "big Donald's!" I said it correctly ,"McDonald's" and then he said, "no! BIG Donald's!"

We went to the grocery store today. I asked him if he wanted to ride in the car buggy and he said yes! That lasted about 10 min then he had to walk and push buggy with me, then I had to carry him. But I have to say, he stayed with me the whole time! I rewarded him with starburst after!

There's a thing about 2 year olds!

Our cats name is sweetums. Cullen calls her different names: semens or sweetemums. He yells at her when she gets on the counter or the furniture! I wonder where he gets that from!

We have officially entered the terrible twos! I think this is when most people decide now is not the time to have another kid! We have a terrible sleep routine. If he doesn't fall asleep rocking, it is a fight to get him to sleep. Right now he is banging his bedroom door and screaming no! But when we open the door he falls on the floor.

We had such a good routine when he was in his crib! I miss that!