Okay, so I haven't blogged in forever, I know. It's just been a crazy busy few weeks with school starting back. I always forget how hectic the first few weeks of school can be. And I always forget how much I miss summer once school starts up again. I look back with fondness at all the mornings I got to sit around and watch toons with Cale and the evenings I sat around, stress-free, on the computer or watching TV with Carl, instead of doing mounds of school work. I always look back and wonder why I didn't appreciate it more, while it lasted. The time off, that is. But I guess there's something to be said about waking up at 5:30 every morning, rushing around to get everyone ready, driving to work where I don't stop moving until about 4:30, racing home to pick Cale up and start dinner, trying to play with Cale while at the same time trying to clean up dinner and the house, finally getting Cale bathed and ready for bed, then doing laundry and school work before I, myself, call it a night. Yep, there's something to be said about it, but I'm not quite sure what.

So, awhile back I blogged about taking Cale's most prized possession away: his "bot-bot", aka only sippy cup he ever loved. Well, because he quit drinking milk altogether for the few weeks he went without his cup, I caved and brought it back. Now we're on round 3 of bot-bot intervention. This time the confiscation is mainly due to the fact that Cale has been waking up in the middle of the night again lately, wanting milk. He really truly doesn't want milk, but he wants the comfort of his special cup. Because I'm tired of him waking up every night, I've finally decided that I've had enough. So, last week, I made the switch. I knew it wouldn't be easy, but Cale always manages to surprise me at how difficult it can be. He's cried himself to sleep every night for long periods of time, and quit drinking milk completely. I mean he's gone from drinking at least 20 ounces to none, nada.

Today, he even refused a nap altogether. After being so tired at naptime and ready for bed, he cried for over an hour and never did fall asleep. He's so strong-willed, more so than I am, I'm afraid. I'm not sure how long this will go on but I'm going to try my best to be strong, no more caving. Carl thinks we need to give Cale a visual that his bot-bot is gone (so maybe he won't just think we're not giving it to him, which is exactly what we're doing) We're thinking tomorrow while we're outside playing Carl will "accidentally" run over the cup (which will just magically appear behind his tire when Cale isn't looking). That way we can show Cale the crushed cup and maybe he'll begin to accept it. Sounds crazy but Carl accidentally ran over one of Cale's tractors before so I think he'll buy it. Although he does understand how Wal-Mart works and he does know where the sippy cup section is, so we'll see.