It's our fervant hope that our little Austin is going through a phase - perhaps a phase called "I want to push my parents over the edge". In the last few months he has been exhibiting non-preferable behavior in our house. He has reverted a bit in his potty training skills. He doesn't have accidents (except maybe at nap time), but he does have intentional peeing in his pants, onto the floor and anywhere else he decides. Now, I am sure we will make it through this, but it is a bit distressing to discover he has peed on the carpet in front of his bureau while getting dressed or while standing there telling you "No, I don't have to go potty". He is certainly exerting his independence. He now dresses himself and in the morning this includes removing his wet pull-up and stuffing it anywhere (hiding it really) instead of putting it in the trash. I have found wet, yucky pull-ups under his bureau, in his toy box, in his closet, under his comforter, etc. He is running out of hidding places (pretty soon he may have to go back to using the trash can as I will have looked everywhere else).
This week he has added another fun surprise. He loves to color with markers and we have lots of them - not all of which are washable (unfortunately). Austin decided to demonstrate his excellent letter structure by drawing a 12 inch letter "A" on our living room carpet. He also had marker on his arms and legs - but that was nothing new. Oh, my... he is pushing us closer to the edge - but on the other hand, he can be so sweet. I just can remember any examples right now.
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