Tuesday, April 14

I picked Frankie up from school just as he was waking up. Devin said he had a really good day, and I remarked that it seemed like it had been awhile since we'd had an incident - and she agreed. Seems like we may have turned the corner on some of the aggression stuff (knocking on wood). He was in a really sweet mood, and as I was helping the kids open their snacks, he kept hugging me and saying "I love you, Daddy." I didn't even mind carrying him out because he was being so sweet (master manipulator - don't know where he gets that).

We headed home and made pizza dough, pesto, and tomato sauce, then he went next door and invited Peyton and Phoenix over to make pizzas. They all had a great time - especially Phoenix, who ate everything within reach. The boys played over here until 8:30, then went over to Peyton's so he could show Frankie his robots. I didn't get Frankie home until after 9. We skipped the shower and went right to bed. Well, sort of. He came downstairs a couple of times, until I finally let him sleep with the Gerty ball he'd borrowed from Peyton. He was out like a light by 10, then got in bed with me around 3. He's been in a great mood lately. Hope it holds out.

Oh, he also went poop all by himself. And by "all by himself," I mean he snuck upstairs while he and Peyton were playing, pooped, WIPED, and came back down without anyone knowing. But for the fact that he neglected to flush, I wouldn't even have known it had happened. And for the record, he did a pretty bang up job with the wiping!