Playing catch up

Wow...where do I begin? Right now I have 4 sleeping babies and a few minutes! I will begin by saying that my home childcare has finally taken off! I have 3 full time kids that I keep during the day while staying home with Deegan and Shelby. Right now only two are here all the time, but hopefully miss Mia will be here soon. So, for anyone wondering, I have a 3 year old, 18 mo old, 11 mo old, and 2 mo old every day. When Mia starts full time, she will be a 5 mo old added to the craziness!

It really isn't bad at all. I have been blessed with these other kids being so well behaved and sweet! They have truly become an extension of our family. Believe it or not, my biggest problem is Deegan. Whoever coined the phrase "terrible twos" had never been around a 3 year old for any length of time. Don't get me wrong...I love my boy more than life itself, but he is terrible! I have tried all forms of discipline and nothing seems to work. We have done time outs, spankings, talking about the problem, removing him from the room and even taking toys away. Nothing works. Any suggestion would be greatly appreciated...and please don't tell me he is just a boy doing what boys do!

On the other hand...there is Princess Shelby. Yes, I firmly believe when she is capable of introducing herself she will say "Hi I am Princess Shelby." She is the sweetest little girl I have ever met. She is a marathon crawler and has been for months. She is really trying to walk, but I think she just likes how fast she can get places by crawling. She has taken up to 13 steps on her own, but then stops because she wants to go faster. I am hoping she is more confident walking within the next few weeks because I can't wait to see her toddling around in her birthday outfit. It is TDF!!!!

Oops...kids are waking. I'll play more catch up later!