Another Bad Day...
So today started well....we got up, watched some Caillou and Bernstain Bears (sp). I browned sausage during Caillou and made scrambled eggs and sausage for breakfast and left the rest of the 2 lbs of sausage to cool on the counter before freezing it for easy breakfast making. We then ate, Caleb barely touched his and I said we'll put it in the fridge and have it tomorrow. But I didn't do it right away, in case he wanted to eat more. I then get a call from a friend who wants to go horse back riding. Sure, I'd love to go, I said, but let me call my doctor to make sure it's okay. It should be, I thought. I'm 15 weeks pregnant, out of the danger zone, but not so big it's a risk. So I call. Umm...nope...they say I better not. WHAT???? How about Ice skating? Another thing I was thinking about doing with Caleb since my back was feeling better. Ummm...again, nope. NOOOOOO. I was trying not to cry. The nurse asked if I understood and I said yes, but I don't like it. She said she'd talk to the doctor and call me this afternoon in case he says it is okay, which they normally don't. I said okay, but I'm supposed to go at 11am.
So I call my friend back and say I can't go, but maybe we can go to the stables and look at the horses and stuff. I'd love to do that. Sure, we'll meet after their hour ride then go for ice cream. Wonderful! I get up and decide I need to shave my legs. I go into the bathroom and pull down my electric razor. Caleb comes in and says he's hungry, can he have something or other. I said no, but he still has his breakfast on the coffee table, go ahead and finish that and be sure that Chloe doesn't get it. I continue to shave my legs and finish up in about 5 minutes. As I turn off the razor, I hear a noise in the kitchen. I call out and ask Caleb what he was doing. No answer. Uh oh...I go in and see him holding the large glass plate that previously held the entire 2 lbs of sausage I had just browned. The sausage was on the floor and Chloe was gobbling it up. In addition, his breakfast plate was sitting over by her bowl and was also bare. He fed our dog eggs and sausage and 2 lbs of browned sausage after I told him NOT to feed her. I was so mad. I reach down and smacked his bottom while yelling at him and sending him to the corner. All that time and money, in the dog's belly. And I had already fed her for the day! As I smacked his bottom, I felt dampness. I hurried him to his time out corner and see a big puddle of pee on the carpet. Not only did he feed Chloe what I told him not too, and go in the kitchen when he wasn't supposed to, he also peed on my floor. I was FURIOUS! He got more smacks and tod to put his nose in the corner. He screamed and cried and said he wanted his daddy. I called his daddy and yelled in his ear about what Caleb did. Then daddy reminds me that Chloe will probably get sick. Great....another thing to deal with. I then call my mom and she laughs. GRRrrr. She apologizes and pretends sympathy until I actually break down and start sobbing. I sobbed about wanting a house and being able to send him outside when he really needs to run. I thought he was getting better. He hasn't had any really bad days since last Thursday and he had only had a couple "accidents" since last Thursday, too. He wet the bed Thursday and Friday nights and Friday at nap. Since, he's been dry, like he has been for months. Last Thursday he was so bad I left the house for a meeting and told my husband I wasn't sure I was coming back. I didn't come back until after Caleb was in bed. Since then, it's been better. Until today. So, Caleb's in the corner. I'm thinking the only reason why he did this is because I left the room to shave my legs. He wasn't the center of attention and I wouldn't give him what he wanted to eat. He was trying to get back at me. I don't know what to do about it. He stayed in the corner for awhile, then I went over there and we both cried. I asked him why he gave Chloe the food when I had told him not to. He said she was hungry. Umm...no, I had already fed her. I then asked why he peed on the floor. He stood there for awhile and thought. He then said he didn't understand why he peed on the floor. I asked where was he supposed to go, he said in the toilet. He knows. He's always known. He apologized and said he wasn't going to do it again.
We then got ready to go, even though I didn't feel he deserved to go see horses. I wanted to go, though. I wanted out of the apartment. I needed to get out. By now, we were late. I wanted to get there at 11:30...we didn't leave until 11:30.
On a good note, during our ride to the farm, Caleb asked me out of the blue, "Mommy, why did the doctor say you can't ride?" I told him it was because of the baby. They didn't want me to fall and maybe hurt the baby. Caleb then responded, "I'll hold the baby for you, Mommy, then you can ride" Awwwww...it did wipe away most of the morning's bad feelings.
We arrived shortly after noon. Our friends were back from their ride, but still looking at the stables. We enjoyed looking at and petting all the horses. Almost all of them came up to us to be petted. One blond horse actually cuddled with me. We were forehead to forehead. It was very sweet. It smelled so good. I love the smell of horses. Of course, it did make me think about the farm we were considering buying and it not happening. That part was sad. I so want animals again.
Anyway, after the farm, we went to Moe's Southwest Grill. I've not been there before, but Jared has. It is delicious. Caleb and I decided to split our meal. I give him a 1/4 of mine. He barely touches it. He sings instead. And talks to his friend. He then for the rest of the day complains about being hungry. I refused to give him a snack. He knew it was because he didn't eat lunch. He's been getting very picky and refusing to eat what he thinks isn't good 9even if he hasn't tried it) and then asks for stuff he does like. NO WAY!
So I get to hear complaining all day too. Nap was a relief, except it was short and I didn't get to nap.
I made supper and he started crying when he saw it. Teriyaki Chicken and Broccoli over sticky rice. Except for the broccoli, which he used to like but doesn't anymore, he likes everything. I told him to eat it anyway and he decided he likes the chicken and rice but spits out the broccoli. GRRRR... Then he spills some lemonade on his lap. I give him a napkin to clean it up and he proceeds to pee on the napkin. Doesn't tell me he has to go potty, just does it. GRRRRRR..I drag him to the bathroom and tell him to pee. He says he can't. It's all gone. He peed it all out at the dinner table. I tell him he better pee some or he's in big trouble. He got in big trouble. Plus, Jared didn't get home until 7pm. So, Caleb also didn't eat all his dinner. Then he asked about different kinds of food all night. Nope...not going to get it. He was better this evening though. Maybe cause daddy was here? He had fun typing on the computer. He's getting good at typing. He uses both hands and works the keys like we do. He even uses his pinky to press the enter key. Pretty cool.
I'm glad it's bed time. I hope tomorrow is better. I so need to get away from him. And it needs to be regular. Not the occasional thing. I thought Wednesday's MMO would help. It might have made it worse. I so want to send him away a couple more days a week. How am I going to handle having 2???
So I call my friend back and say I can't go, but maybe we can go to the stables and look at the horses and stuff. I'd love to do that. Sure, we'll meet after their hour ride then go for ice cream. Wonderful! I get up and decide I need to shave my legs. I go into the bathroom and pull down my electric razor. Caleb comes in and says he's hungry, can he have something or other. I said no, but he still has his breakfast on the coffee table, go ahead and finish that and be sure that Chloe doesn't get it. I continue to shave my legs and finish up in about 5 minutes. As I turn off the razor, I hear a noise in the kitchen. I call out and ask Caleb what he was doing. No answer. Uh oh...I go in and see him holding the large glass plate that previously held the entire 2 lbs of sausage I had just browned. The sausage was on the floor and Chloe was gobbling it up. In addition, his breakfast plate was sitting over by her bowl and was also bare. He fed our dog eggs and sausage and 2 lbs of browned sausage after I told him NOT to feed her. I was so mad. I reach down and smacked his bottom while yelling at him and sending him to the corner. All that time and money, in the dog's belly. And I had already fed her for the day! As I smacked his bottom, I felt dampness. I hurried him to his time out corner and see a big puddle of pee on the carpet. Not only did he feed Chloe what I told him not too, and go in the kitchen when he wasn't supposed to, he also peed on my floor. I was FURIOUS! He got more smacks and tod to put his nose in the corner. He screamed and cried and said he wanted his daddy. I called his daddy and yelled in his ear about what Caleb did. Then daddy reminds me that Chloe will probably get sick. Great....another thing to deal with. I then call my mom and she laughs. GRRrrr. She apologizes and pretends sympathy until I actually break down and start sobbing. I sobbed about wanting a house and being able to send him outside when he really needs to run. I thought he was getting better. He hasn't had any really bad days since last Thursday and he had only had a couple "accidents" since last Thursday, too. He wet the bed Thursday and Friday nights and Friday at nap. Since, he's been dry, like he has been for months. Last Thursday he was so bad I left the house for a meeting and told my husband I wasn't sure I was coming back. I didn't come back until after Caleb was in bed. Since then, it's been better. Until today. So, Caleb's in the corner. I'm thinking the only reason why he did this is because I left the room to shave my legs. He wasn't the center of attention and I wouldn't give him what he wanted to eat. He was trying to get back at me. I don't know what to do about it. He stayed in the corner for awhile, then I went over there and we both cried. I asked him why he gave Chloe the food when I had told him not to. He said she was hungry. Umm...no, I had already fed her. I then asked why he peed on the floor. He stood there for awhile and thought. He then said he didn't understand why he peed on the floor. I asked where was he supposed to go, he said in the toilet. He knows. He's always known. He apologized and said he wasn't going to do it again.
We then got ready to go, even though I didn't feel he deserved to go see horses. I wanted to go, though. I wanted out of the apartment. I needed to get out. By now, we were late. I wanted to get there at 11:30...we didn't leave until 11:30.
On a good note, during our ride to the farm, Caleb asked me out of the blue, "Mommy, why did the doctor say you can't ride?" I told him it was because of the baby. They didn't want me to fall and maybe hurt the baby. Caleb then responded, "I'll hold the baby for you, Mommy, then you can ride" Awwwww...it did wipe away most of the morning's bad feelings.
We arrived shortly after noon. Our friends were back from their ride, but still looking at the stables. We enjoyed looking at and petting all the horses. Almost all of them came up to us to be petted. One blond horse actually cuddled with me. We were forehead to forehead. It was very sweet. It smelled so good. I love the smell of horses. Of course, it did make me think about the farm we were considering buying and it not happening. That part was sad. I so want animals again.
Anyway, after the farm, we went to Moe's Southwest Grill. I've not been there before, but Jared has. It is delicious. Caleb and I decided to split our meal. I give him a 1/4 of mine. He barely touches it. He sings instead. And talks to his friend. He then for the rest of the day complains about being hungry. I refused to give him a snack. He knew it was because he didn't eat lunch. He's been getting very picky and refusing to eat what he thinks isn't good 9even if he hasn't tried it) and then asks for stuff he does like. NO WAY!
So I get to hear complaining all day too. Nap was a relief, except it was short and I didn't get to nap.
I made supper and he started crying when he saw it. Teriyaki Chicken and Broccoli over sticky rice. Except for the broccoli, which he used to like but doesn't anymore, he likes everything. I told him to eat it anyway and he decided he likes the chicken and rice but spits out the broccoli. GRRRR... Then he spills some lemonade on his lap. I give him a napkin to clean it up and he proceeds to pee on the napkin. Doesn't tell me he has to go potty, just does it. GRRRRRR..I drag him to the bathroom and tell him to pee. He says he can't. It's all gone. He peed it all out at the dinner table. I tell him he better pee some or he's in big trouble. He got in big trouble. Plus, Jared didn't get home until 7pm. So, Caleb also didn't eat all his dinner. Then he asked about different kinds of food all night. Nope...not going to get it. He was better this evening though. Maybe cause daddy was here? He had fun typing on the computer. He's getting good at typing. He uses both hands and works the keys like we do. He even uses his pinky to press the enter key. Pretty cool.
I'm glad it's bed time. I hope tomorrow is better. I so need to get away from him. And it needs to be regular. Not the occasional thing. I thought Wednesday's MMO would help. It might have made it worse. I so want to send him away a couple more days a week. How am I going to handle having 2???