Bryce 3 Years, 7 Months Old

We finally moved Bryce out of his toddler bed into a twin bed. He got to pick out his new sheets and surprise, surprise, he picked out Buzz and Woody sheets. I also bought him a plain navy blue duvet cover so that as he grows and is into new things we can just get different sheets and pillows and the duvet will still match.

His new phrase is, "But, what will happen" or "but, what if." He says this 100 times a day. When you tell him something as simple as "we are going to sign up to bring snack to school", he responds with something like, "but, what if they don't know we signed up." Then I explain that there is a sheet I can write on that the teachers will look at. He then continues, "but what if someone else brings snack." I tell him that no one else will because they will see that we are signed up. The conversation goes on and on this way. I know he is just trying to figure out how everything works, but it can be exhausting.

A few weeks ago Bryce had a week of terrible behavior. He went from being extremely sweet to over reacting about everything, yelling, not listening, throwing fits, etc. I felt like he was on timeout constantly and having lots of negative consequences. At least we weren't having to resort to timeouts in the car. A consequence, like no movie for the day, or taking a favorite toy away helped to not require us to put him in the car. He did have a couple of spanking during this week. When he would get a spanking he would ask if I could give it to him rather than Nathan. Apparently he is a quick learner and figured out that Nathan's spankings are harder than mine. Of course we didn't let him choice, instead, what ever parent said he was getting a spanking was the one to give it. Even though he has had a few spankings, it still breaks my heart every time we have to give him one. I just keep telling myself that it is for his own good. Better to learn good behavior, respect, self control, etc. now, than to grow up without these boundaries.

He is only napping one or two afternoons a week. It makes the evenings nice since he goes to bed by 7:30, but it makes for long afternoons. Even though he has to have quiet time, I don't get an uninterrupted break, as there always seems to be something he needs during quiet time.

Bryce is no longer playing with Dax and Garrett at school. We've had lots of talks about choosing friends that play nice and not have potty talk. Apparently these two little boys are the ringleaders for trouble, and Bryce is really attracted to them. He knows that he is supposed to play with the kids that have good behavior and that when other kids act naughty he shouldn't follow their lead.