Trying to Keep Calm Through the Fours!

We have all heard the "terrible twos" some would say the "trying threes" well the fours are UNFORTUNATE! This little guy has been four for almost a month and seems to be pressing all of our buttons! In the past few weeks he has managed to rip apart books, take apart his train table, take apart his bookcase, climbed on top of his changing table, constantly not stay in bed till his clock turns green, and always grabs things that he shouldn't.

These aren't all new things, he has been doing them since he was three, but they are getting worse. I try time outs and taking away privileges, but this seems to amuse him.  From things I've read he just has so much energy that he just needs an outlet. We are starting soccer in the next couple of weeks, and then swimming starts the end of June. Hopefully this will help keep me calm during the summer. Then in September school starts and hopefully that will help to extinguish his energy level.

I have been told that raising a boy is very difficult and now I fully understand that statement. Also when the hubby was little apparently he was a handful. Guess the apple doesn't fall too far from the tree!

Here's a little picture college of times when the little guy was behaving and listening to his Mommy! :) Enjoy!

Dentist

Today Braydon had his first real visit to the Dentist. The last time he visited he was only 1 1/2 years old. I know I have neglected taking him to the Dentist, but I was a little confused by our insurance. They sent an insurance card for me but not one for Braydon so I didn't know if he was covered. Then we changed insurance and I forgot. So finally I remembered and looked it up and found a Pediatric Dentist. The cleaning went really good, only a few times we had to bribe him! They gave him a token each time he was really good. Braydon even let them take x-rays and was a champ about it too. He left with three tokens which he got to use for prizes before we left. Let's hope he is this good when we go back in 6 months.

Braydon 4th Birthday

I still can't believe that my little man is now 4 years old. Last Saturday we celebrated Braydon's fourth b-day with a Jake and the Neverland Pirates birthday party.

 

The only family that was able to make it was Mimi & Poppa. He was a little upset about that but got over it quickly when he saw that Mimi & Poppa brought his Jeep and it was staying here! His Jeep was a huge hit with all his friends. Everyone wanted to either drive it or ride on it. He even managed to pick up some neighborhood kids who had just passed by and saw the Jeep!

His party was fun and he really enjoyed all the gifts that everyone gave him. I don't think I've every seen a kid get more excited each time he opened something.