Nightmares!

As if having a problem sleeping wasn't bad enough, now Mr C is having nightmares as well. They seem to involve some type of killer penguins?? I'm not sure if that is because they made little penguins at school recently or what.

Unfortunately, I made the mistake of trying to explain to him about dreams since he seemed to think they were real and was afraid they would come back. After trying to tell him that when we sleep we have dreams, he decided he didn't want to go to bed at all. Great! That's just what we need. Going to bed is usually not a problem it's more waking up too early that we have had to deal with.

After some coaxing, which involved saying a prayer while waving my hands over his head to remove all bad dreams, he decided it was okay to go to sleep. It must have worked because he asked me to do it again tonight, once again saying he didn't want those penguins coming back. Poor Guy!

Little A

It's official. Mr C is now a big brother and doing very well with the transition. Of course he has his moments, but for the most part he is so sweet to his little brother, whom we have nicknamed Little A. When he came to see us at the hospital he said, "He looks like baby Jesus, can we take him home with us?"

He just loves hugging and kissing him, and he always asks to hold him. This morning he said he wanted to tell him a secret. When he whispered in his ear I heard him say, "I love you." It about just made me melt!
The difficult part has been learning how to follow through with discipline when I am trying to also care for Little A.

Overall, it has been great having two sons. I am excited for when Little A is big enough to play with Mr C as he is constantly desperate for a play mate. My husband and I get exhausted trying to entertain him all the time, but hopefully not for long!