Tuesday, August 09, 2005

Josh is feeling better

Well, we made it through the first cold. Josh seems to be getting back to his old self. He is sleeping in his own bed again and only waking once in the night to feed. It is so tough to see your little baby have a cold. I tried to use the bulb to clean out his nose but had no luck getting the goo out. Luckily he did not have any fever with this cold and it did not turn into an ear infection. Phew!

I finally told Jacob that his bestist bud is moving. He came to me tonight and said that he wanted to play with Ben (who is out of town with his family looking for their new home). I told him to come here and that I wanted to talk to him. I said that Ben is moving and he is looking for a new house to live in. He seemed a little sad. I said that Ben is going to miss Jacob but he still has Luke and Blake to play with. He seemed pretty ok with it but of course once Ben is really gone it will make more sense to him. I think it was harder on me telling him than it will be for him.
Mr Jacob is having a difficult time following directions. I have to tell him multiple times to do something before he does it. And the last two days he has had three accidents and wet his pants. Twice he was actually in the bathroom and peed on the floor! The other time was at Mickey D's playland and he peed right after I asked him if he needed to go cause I was going to the bathroom. What is up with that? James was wondering if he is doing it to get attention. I really feel like we have been giving him enough attention. Is this just typical behavior or is he acting out? Luckily today was an accident free day. He did get sent to bed early without his story for not following directions several times tonight. Am I being a big meanie? Hopefully I am not screwing up this sweet boy. Does anyone else question whether they are being a bad parent? I am probably just being overly sensitive. Even at three a child needs to know what the boundries are.
We are back to the oven like temps again so we are stuck inside quite a bit. On the one hand I hope the heat breaks soon but on the other hand when it does it will probably signal that fall is coming. I love fall...it is the winter that follows that I dislike. Anyone else out their hate winter? Well, I am going to kick back and relax as both boys are asleep. Tomorrow is Joshua's three month picture appointment so I will post some pics as soon as I get them.

4 comments:

Crista said...

Oh you are most definitely not alone in questioning your parenting abilities!! I've done it as a step-mom for four years, and I already find myself doing it with Bella at times.

I'm a "tough love" advocate (well not yet with Bella obviously, but with A and older babes) so I support you in doing what you need to do with Jacob -- it's tough, though. Postive reinforcement can feel better than punishment, but it's not always easy either.

I'm with you on being ready for and loving Fall but dreading Winter, too. If only we could have moderate temps year-round, but still have the changes in season!

So glad Joshua is feeling better, and glad to have you back at the blog! :)

barb said...

I was wondering how little Joshua was feeling. So glad he is on the mend.
BTW, I wonder every day if I am doing irreprehensible damage to Jacob. I feel very overwhelmed that I am responsible for turning him into a productive, happy respectful human being. Yikes!

Patty said...

Thanks Crista and Barb. You made me feel so much better. I am sure my questioning myself will continue but I now know I am not alone....

WTF? What is up with the last comment? Advertising of some sort????

Patty said...

I opted to remove the advertisment post...