So, we've had 3 near tantrums that I was able to diffuse.  Yay for me.  Still very hard work, and ongoing.  He is continually testing me, and I have to remember that is what he is doing and be consistent in my response.  I did lose my temper the other day, and had to walk away.  He tried to follow me around, which only infuriated me more.   

I am weary from the constant bargaining/cajoling. Trying to reward him for good behavior only works about half the time. Threatening to take his toys away, especially his dinosaurs, seems to affect him the most.   

Except for today, the potty training has been going really well the past 4 days.  Hopefully we can stay on track with that.  Heck, even Zevan goes potty sometimes.

Zevan is worrying me a bit with his tantrums.     When he gets mad, he tries to hurt himself.  He will hit his own head on whatever is around, the floor, the wall, the door…  He's got a decent rugrash/bruise on his chin from doing it.  He also hit his eye on the foot of his bed the other day, I thought he was going to have a black eye from it, but he didn't.  I'm not sure how to stop him from doing it.     If I move him away from all furniture, he'll throw himself forward and slam his own face into the floor.  If I try to hold him, he flails and squirms a lot, and I'm afraid I could drop him.

My boys have some anger management issues, that's for sure.