Changes

These days Nathan has been giving us the worst attitude and saying no to almost everything. He never went through the terrible two's and has always been very compliant. But now, he's like a different boy and is capable of lying to us. If I ask him if he spilled water all over the place, he would say no and say either I made the mess or nobody did. It's interesting to note how this sinful behavior is not taught and is naturally ingrained in them. Also, meal time has been stressful as he's been playing with his food and not eating....I've lost it a few times with him and yelled/screamed at him. I feel guilty about not setting a good example to him. I'm actually kind of glad to be going back to work this Wednesday, but I also feel guilty about being glad to go back to work...shouldn't I want to stay home with my children like some Christian conservatives say I should be doing and let the husband work? I know some people, like my parents, judge us and think our family situation is not normal and Dan should be working while I stay home. But this is what works in our family and we're satisfied with our situation. But there are some days where I feel like I'm a terrible mom for working and not staying home with them.

One great thing that happened in the last month is that Nathan is now fully potty trained at night! For 5 nights straight, his pullups were completely dry without any prompting from us. We were shocked as we were expecting him to be wearing pullups/diapers at night for a while because everybody says that boys are slow. But he's been accident free and either holds it in at night or goes to the bathroom by himself in the middle of the night. It was cute hearing him the first time get up, turn on the light, go pee, flush the toilet, wash his hands, turn off the light and climb back into his bed. We're very thankful that this transition was so easy and that we didn't have to do anything. Now that this last "baby" phase is done, we have to do it all over again with Kaitlyn!