The Perry's have been a busy bunch

So now that things have been not as busy, I can catch up on here again.

Brennan is going to be 4 in just a couple weeks. Where the hell has time gone? What happened to my sweet little boy? Well here is what happened - he grew, he got too smart for his own good, he wants to be big and strong like his daddy, but still tells me he will always be "mommy's baby boy." Does it make me feel better? Kind of - at least the last part. He has become this sweet, caring little boy who also has moments of not listening, hitting, and talking back. But seriously - telling me that he is still my baby boy somehow makes me forget those not listening, hitting, and talking back moments. That is, until Kaidynce starts crying and comes to me saying Brennan hit her, while holding her forehead in what could be perceived as extreme pain but in reality is a teeny tiny red mark that is more pronounced by her hand holding her head than his original hit.

But he is growing up. And testing the boundaries. For example, his bedtime is 8:00. But does he go to sleep at 8:00? Hell no! Here is a typical night's conversation come bedtime:

Brennan: "Mommy, I need a drink."
Me: "You just had a drink and you don't need another."
Brennan: "But mommy, I DO need a drink because I am coughing." Insert fake cough here.
Me: "Fine, you can have one drink." I do this because it will be a never ending conversation with him that will end in a crying fit that will wake Kaidynce and completely put mommy in a bad mood for the remaining two hours that is adult time.
Brennan: "Thank you mommy. My cough is gone."

Yeah the kid won. I know but in all reality, the one tablespoon of water I put in the cup for him to drink was worth it to not hear the crying.

Another of his testing the boundaries is that somewhere along the lines he has learned to roll his eyes (my biggest pet peeve of children to do to their elders) and sigh with huffs and puffs when he doesn't get his way. Yes, it takes every ounce of my being, sitting on my hands, for me not to react to either of these. So calmly (I emphasize calmly because it takes major effort on my part) I tell him that he is to follow mommy and daddy's rules in the house and if he doesn't like it, he can choose to live in his bedroom for the remainder of the night. He doesn't like this choice so he suffers with the rules mommy and daddy set forth.

Now of course, Kaidynce is picking up on these habits too. Yay for mommy and daddy! Not really considering her reactions are much more dramatic. The typical eye roll is paired with a huff, puff, and shrugging of the shoulders followed by a flat out ignoring of mommy or daddy. This frustrates daddy more than mommy as I can put up with the ignoring. And she reminds us daily that she is not a baby, but a big girl. Yet, she has no desire to get out of diapers - a whole different frustration.

But she really does have a very happy and bubbly personality. For example, her bedtime routine consists of kissing Brennan good night and then running into her room, jumping in her bed, and covering up under her blanket so that she is "hiding" from Daddy. He then comes in, lays on her (because he can't see her since she is "hiding") and commences to tickle her. This is a HUGE improvement from just a couple months ago where we had to lay with her for anywhere from 15 min to and hour just to get her to sleep.

She also loves her music and loves to be without clothes (oh wait - bad combo for daddy's heart). She sings all the time, making up her own songs. She dances all the time, including when she is getting dressed, resulting in her dancing around the house naked and providing daddy with chest pains. This morning while getting her dressed, she stripped down to nothing, put her hands on my knees, and started shaking her booty. She then started singing "I shake my booty. Naked girl shakes her booty." Yeah it is a good thing Daddy is out of town right now otherwise I might be writing this from the hospital where he would be undergoing testing on his heart. He keeps telling me he needs more guns before she starts school. Wonder why?

We do however feel that she will be our child to break the rules when she is older. You know that kid that brings the boy home, goes to her room, shuts the door and tells the boy not to worry that it will all be okay. Yeah she will be that child! Poor boys don't know that they are in for. Yeah we are looking into some kind of curtain for her door when she is older and removing all doors from their hinges.

So as Brennan turns 4 and Kaidynce enters the world of singing and dancing, the Perry family is doing great. I will try and keep updated more often if life can just slow down a bit to do it!