Jack and Ben are each having their own difficulties these days.
Ben refuses to sleep. Literally. He won't nap for more than 45 minutes at a time and never in his crib. It is taking its toll on Taylor and we can't figure out what to do. It doesn't help that he is on soy formula, which is very binding. Even with Karo and water throughout the day, he still has trouble going alone. Plus, being in the swing all day has given him a flat head. I hope he doesn't need a helmet.
Jack is in a phase many websites say is normal around 2 years: hitting. It started with just pushing kids. Not hard, but enough to make the other kids whine. It then escalated to throwing things in anger and swiping/hitting teachers and the two of us. Time outs are used at school and we have tried it, but they seem to go right over his head. The Internet says to intercept the hits and tell him why we don't hit. We are trying, but it is hard when you have a little one he is jealous of and no sleep (=no patience). He should grow out of it, the sites say.
All in all, we are trying to get through day by day. I hope it gets easier. If anyone asks me if we are having a third, they should prepare to get punched in the face.
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