2 year olds are not for the faint of heart...

So the terrible two's have landed in the Hicks' house.  Our sweet baby girl has been more of a challenge since the beginning.  She is decided and determined and stubborn--all qualities that are both to her credit and detriment.
When my son hit this mile marker, I felt quite proud of myself.  I wouldn't have told you that I was the best mom or that you should do it my way...but really, my kid just said it all.  He was for the most part, well behaved.  He wasn't the biter or the kicker.  He was pretty communicative and so I could reason with him.
And then we welcomed our sweet daughter into the world.  She was squishy and sweet and yummy and about as different from #1 as night is from day.

So here we are right on the cusp of her second birthday and something has happened... I wish I could explain it.  Perhaps she has just enough words...or enough self appointed independence...something has happened in this 23rd month that has me questioning every mothering move I make...I suppose there is a reason they call it the terrible twos...I guess with my #1 I just thought the rest of the world was being a bit dramatic.
A few weeks ago I decided to move my daughter out of her baby bed and into a toddler bed.  I have wanted to start potty training her and so I thought this would be a good start.  It is hard to expect her to stay dry and use the potty when she is in a cage.  So this was logical step no.1.  One obstacle was the pacifier--aka "BB".  She loves it.  She is only allowed to have it when she is in her bed.  Well the funny thing about the freedom of the toddler bed is that she can get in and out of it...with her BB if she so chooses.  So now the problem is keeping her in her new bed and training her to self rule herself with her little crack...I mean friend BB.  Lately she has been asking for her BB before bed and then as I go to give it to her, she swats it out of my hand.  She is of course crying and screaming the whole time because she is obviously not tired.  She has done this several times in a row.  Yes, I do get it...I'm the one that should be learning.  BB has now been put away.  We are on night #2 of no BB....and she is sleeping in the pack-n-play...by her choice.  So...back to the crib and no BB.  At least we are making some progress.  And that whole potty training thing...yeah...I'm determined to have it mastered before she goes to kindergarten. 
Oy...terrible twos...you may be putting up a good fight but my little girl got her determination and stubbornness from somewhere...

that's so it from here...
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