This is snow not fun anymore.

I HATE SNOW. Hate it with every breath I breathe. It was fun, however, to have Paul home for a snow day on Wednesday. He hasn't been home like that since December. I mean the kind where he gets up in the morning and takes care of Jackson all day...that kind of being home. We do miss him terribly on weekends, but I can't really tell him that without making him feel horribly guilty, so we tell him we miss him a little.

Anyway, nothing's really going on around here, save for 2 big Jackson issues: overnight peeing, and biting. This child pees through every diaper during the night. I've tried Huggies overnights, Pampers Pull-Ups, and now I don't know what's next. Walmart is getting used to seeing me walk in with an opened box of diapers to be returned. I need something that works! I had some sample diapers that worked wonders, but I don't know what they were. My mom suggested a Poise pad on the inside, and I'm tempted to go that route soon!

The biting. Jackson bites EVERYTHING. It's gotten so bad--I don't see this sort of thing from other kids. For the last few weeks, he's taken to biting his own fingers when he's frustrated or mad about something. If I tell him to stop doing something, he puts a finger in his mouth, bites down, and pulls it out. I'm tired of hearing that this is a phase he's going through because it seems to be more than that. Paul was reading on the internet that sometimes this is caused by environmental changes in the home, i.e. if a parent takes business trips, etc. I wouldn't be surprised if Paul being gone so much is having a negative effect on Jackson. Who does one talk to about these things? I'll see his pediatrician next month, but I don't know how much she'll be able to help. I think I need a child behavior specialist.

I had to remove the stuffed animals from his crib this week after he bit the nose off of Doudou Julius (sorry, Lisa!). I went in to get him after his nap and he was chewing on a large piece of fabric and stuffing. I checked over all "the guys" and found DJ with a hole where his nose used to be. I love Doudou Julius (who Paul likes to call Juju Doulius to bug me)!! That was always what I handed Jackson when I put him down to bed. "Here's Doudou Julius, and your blankey." It's a sad day at the Iaco house.

We've had a little visitor the last couple of weeks. My friend Peggy's daugher, Robin, had a baby about 8 weeks ago. Baby Jacob has been visiting when Robin's had to work. He's a cute little Mexican jumping bean (for some reason, I started calling him Peanut Butter). It's been fun having 2 around--I think of it as good practice for later, in the hopes we have a second. Despite everyone's concern, Robin hasn't been taking advantage of me--Jacob's only here once or twice a week for a few hours at a time, and surprisingly, Jackson doesn't seem jealous of him when he's here, though he does like to steal things from him (his pacifier, his socks, his bottle, etc). It's cute to watch him around the baby!

February's here...one month closer to warm weather! Paul and I booked our trip to Mexico, so we'll be headed out for a week in April (sans Jackson). I can't wait!

Stay warm!!