Tonight was a fun night. The high school was having a small carnival as well as a bunch of basketball games. So me and the kids went up (the hubs was still there) and Moose played a few games, they both got their faces painted, and we watched half the girls varsity basketball game. It was tons of fun. Moose was really excited. He remembers watching football and so he gets pretty into it. I enjoyed teaching him some of the rules, and the "whys" for the whistle blowing and whatnot. He seems to get more engaged in the game and pay attention more when he understands little bits. So that was nice.
As for our problems yesterday, today was pretty good. I think his day of lying was enough for him to realize it's a bad thing. He's not the kind to lie a lot either, so it just must've been one of those days. But I clamped down on his other negative behaviors and it seemed to work. He ended up losing his naptime song, any tv after his nap, and his babies that he sleeps with. He was on the verge of losing the carnival we went to, but finally snapped out of it and went to time out. (He was absolutely refusing to go. Seriously? Sit in a corner for a minute, or until you're calmed down, then count to 30 and come out. Such a wuss.) But after it all went down, we talked about what happened, why, and what he should do next time. So it was pretty good overall. I also talked to him about not yelling, and that things were going to change around here in that respect. It was good. Hopefully we'll continue to be able to make progress with regards to all that.
At least it seems like, for now, Monkey's sleep issues are pretty much gone. It almost feels like her big issue never happened, now that she's back to how it used to be. It's really such a relief. Sleep issues with your kids is so stressful. So for now, things are pretty okay. I wonder what will be next? With kids, it's always something. :)
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