Hello 3's... I have not missed you!

Well as many of you know Zach turned 3 last week. And we are slowly moving into the horrbile 3's. Everyone always warns new parents about the terrible 2's but 2's are nothing in my family. When Alex was 2 he was so well behaved my mom thought something was wrong with him. I mean don't get me wrong he had his moments, like all kids do, but they were very few and far between. And then he turned 3.And suddenly my sweet little boy was stubborn, and whiney, and defiant. I thought it would end at 4.... I was wrong. I thought it would end at 5... I was wrong again. But he has defiatly gotten better since starting kindergarten. He still has days where I swear he will drive me insane, but even those are becoming less and less.
As for Zach, my now 3 year old. He was like Alex. Piece of cake while he was 2, except for some normal kid moments. But now that he is 3 its like someone turned a switched and told him to act differently. He is getting more stubborn and will tell you exactly what he wants and if he doesn't get it ( which he never does if he is not behaving) he will let you know he is mad. He will cry, and scream and whine, which is all ignored by me. But after a few minutes he will just come and hug me and everything will be fine.
He is also boycotting his naps which has its pros and cons. FOr the most part he is okay without a nap, but by 5:30 or 6 at night he starts to fade, and he fades fast. CON! But on the up side he also goes to bed early and passes out the minute his head hits the pillow. PRO!!! I still put him in his room at nap and he will either play and read books or sleep, but he is in there for at least 1.5 hours. He might think since he is 3 he knows whats best, but trust me he doesn't. And even if he is playing at least he is by himself and somewhat getting "down time"
I wonder if in a couple years Addie will be following in her brothers foot steps or if she will be the first Darrow child to hit the terrible 2's. Although I can not imagine my sweet little Addie ever misbehaving ( yeah right I know).
I love my little troop but they keep me on my toes everyday. If one is crabby one day the next day someone else will be upset about something. As irriatating as it can be at times I know when they are all older and are professional athletes or doctors I will miss these times.Of course some days they can't turn 18 fast enough :)