On the verge of greatness

I've taken so many pictures, I'm behind in processing them (making them better, editing them) by photoshop. This past week, Stephen and I met Sean in San Francisco to visit my aunt and family. We had a good time going to the Marin County Fair and just hanging out and visiting. Mom got scared by a living statue at the fair, and Stephen had fun with blocks. He turned into Mr. Hyde at various points during the trip. We've gotten to the point where time outs don't seem to work, so I'm trying new methods of dealing with this. Mostly just saying, "stop, there are other ways of showing mommy that you are frustrated, like drumming," and then we go off into one of his favorite books, Hum Drum Hum Drum. He's teething, getting his two year molars, and really taking it hard. We are glad that these are his last teeth for a while. Tonight he said, "ahhh" and let me look in. He's got his bottom two but waiting for the top two to bust through. While Sean's mom is here while Kaitlyn is being a counselor at SMU soccer camp, Sean and I are going on a date night tomorrow because this last little bit with Stephen has been rough. We know better days are to come though. We are beginning to hear some language. We think he may have said, "aqua", "ball", and "momma", and probably, "no". In the past two days he has waved "bye-bye" and understood when people left, which is a huge improvement. A couple of weeks ago, Stephen was being a brat, and Sean asked me what was wrong, I said, "oh, he's just on the verge of something great" Hopefully, it will come soon.