gavin "lost" his hippos yesterday in the midst of everything that was going on in our household. megan and the boys happened to borrow a ride-on toy from us, and when they got home they found gavin's two hippos hidden in the seat of the ride-on train. aunt megan was nice enough to bring gavin's hippos back to him this morning, and gavin didn't let them out of his sight. he even cuddled with them on the couch, which is very out of character for gavin. he also showered them with kisses and whispered to them that he missed them. and i was left wondering... how can my sweet boy be the same little boy who yells and screams and hits when he doesn't want to do something (like take a nap)? it's like another child has taken over my son's body this week. and i think, my God, is this what the age of 3 is going to be like? gavin's behavior this week has been a huge parenting challenge. for the first time ever, he screamed/growled "you're a bad mommy!" at me when he didn't like my answer to one of his requests. he's had many time-outs, and i've taken a significant amount of his toys away from him three out of the five days this week. kevin and i are standing firm and trying to teach him that this is not acceptable behavior in this house. i pray he gets the message sooner rather than later!
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