This morning Lex and I met some friends at Magnolia Park again.  This time the sprinklers were even on, so my boy was in heaven.

And now for an update: I hate to even mention this on the blog for fear of jinxing things, but Lex has slept through the night for the last FOUR nights.  (Of course, when I say sleeping through the night, he’s still waking up at the ungodly hour of 5 am, but at least he’s quiet until then!)  It’s been an interesting transition for me so far.  I’ve had 19 months of interrupted sleep, so even though my son is now sleeping all night…I am not.  I’m still waking up at odd hours for no reason.  But hopefully that will soon cease.  And because Lex is up so early, we’ve been revisiting two naps a day.  Some days we get both in, and other days are just LOOOONG days with one nap.

I’m so grateful that Lex is sleeping better.  But I’m also noticing some other changes in his behavior lately and  I fear that the “terrible twos” might be encroaching.  He’s very opinionated and has mood swings like you wouldn’t believe.  Most of the time he’s still his happy self, but he also has his moments where he’s rolling around on the floor sobbing.  It’s tough to be a toddler…(and his mommy).