Hello, I'm Lynbot.

i still don't have very much that's interesting to say. As of Monday the husband leaves for work for what looks like a vey consistent job. He will be home likely every weekend, or we can visit. He'll only be a couple hours away. It's still a hard thing to deal with. I'm twenty three weeks pregnant as I type. So I'm slightly stressed about that.

Christmas is right around the corner, and although I'm almost finished my home made Christmas cards, I still have all the shopping to deal with this year. I don't think I'm motivated enough at the moment to hand make gifts again this year. I spent a lot of time on the ones I did make last year, but it was very time consuming. I'll have to plan better for next year. November 4 as a start is a bit too late!

I am helper mom at little bug's school next week. I'm really looking forward to spending a day in her class and seeing how she does. I'm actually pretty worried that she won't handle me being there very well and act up. Considering she turned three on Thursday and is showing every sign of being in the terrible two/three phase still. Actually, let's be honest, she doesn't seem like she is even remotely clear of getting out of said phase. I'm dealing with constant whining, crying, temper tantrums. I've tried consoling, getting upset, ignoring her, time outs, etc. Time seems to be the only thing that will work. I realize all children go through a phase such as this, and my heart and respect goes out to every mother (and father) who deals with this day in and day out.

Now, the funny thing to me about this phase of life the Bug seems to be in is this: She has decided she no longer needs me. For example, Going pee/poop. She will scream and yell that she doesn't need me, so I'll wander out of the washroom and let her do her thing - kind of. Because there comes a certain point where she then begins crying and yelling for help, or I eventually walk in to toilet paper filling the toilet, her bum dripping with pee, or poop covering the toilet. Yep. I said it. Poop covering the toilet. So many things, at Three years old, she believes she is so independent, and she is, but she is not all at the same time! I'm glad she needs me, but I'm glad my Bug is so independent, but I do think letting her realize at a certain point she does still need me is okay too.