Noah is quickly approaching the age of three and all I can say is “settle the hell down.”  In the last 6 weeks or so my sweet loving child has morphed into a–dare I say–child prone to possession by some other force.  He screams this blood curdling scream at any hint that the “no” I answered with is my final answer.  It is tough to deal with all day long.  To top it off we are attempting to get rid of the binky again.  This will be the third time. 

But on a postive note–he didn’t pee in a diaper all day today.  That’s something.  I know that this is just a phase and by the time he actually turns 3 he wil be a little more in control of himself and feel less frustrated and out of control.  I know that in my mind–but knowing it and dealing with it with a nugget of grace and composure is tough.  Research shows that kids tend to act out more around their half birthdays because of their mental/physical growth and development and they start to feel out of control, etc.  But it is still hard. 

Tomorrow we are going to our first choice in schools for Noah next year.  They are having a winter festival for potential students.  It should be fun.  I started filling out financial aid info–crazy to be filling that out for my not even 3-year-old.  Applications are almost done and one more school to check out.  We are only applying to two schools and we’ll have to see what happens.  I’ll be happy if he is accpeted to either one and I don’t know that I have a preference.  They both certainly have their own pros and cons.  One is less diverse but goes through 8th grade the other only goes through grade 6 but is very very diverse.  Both are amazing and my children would be lucky to go to either–we’ll see who has the best financial aid deal.