Drake and His Terrible Two's

It really has been terrible.  The good thing is that there are sparks of cuteness in there with all the terrible stuff.  This morning I had a really bad headache and Drake kissed my eyes and told me it was all better.  He's starting to say "Thanks mom!" when I give him something.  That right there makes it all worth while.  He loves to sing primary songs.  He sings them all day long.  I didn't even know he knew any until he started singing them a couple weeks ago.  His little voice is so sweet.  He sings "I am a Child of God"  and a couple others that I don't know the title to.  I'm still not that familiar with primary songs.  That will soon change i'm sure.  He still isn't that great at sharing or being gentle with other kids.  He's very rough sometimes when he's trying to play.  I don't think he's doing it to be mean because he's not hitting or anything.  He's just got so much energy and when he gets to play with other kids he goes wild.  Potty training has come to a stop.  I started gradually at around 20 mths and he was doing fine until Loulou was born.  That's when he also went back to the pacifier (woa-woas as he calls it).  I'm just now breaking that habit again.  He's done really well the past 2 weeks.  He only gets it at night time and if he wants it during the day he has to lay in his bed.  Sometimes he will go into his room and get his "Woa-woas" fix for the day. lol!  That's fine with me.  I figure if it helps him relax, why not?  The hardest part has been the part where he doesn't listen.  It's like i'm talking to a brick wall.  I'll tell him not to do something and he'll do it anyway knowing he will get in trouble.  I always follow through with my threats.  He still doesn't take me seriously.  I'm not really sure why.  Some days that kid lives in time out.  Most of the time he gets in trouble for being to rough with Loulou.  I know that he doesn't mean to hurt her, but I can't have him kicking her in the head and stuff.  The worst thing is that he thinks it's funny when he scares her and makes her cry.  He makes this loud annoying noise that makes her cry.  If they are in the car and I run in the house to get something he'll make the noise and she just screams!  I've outlawed that noise.  Every time he makes it he gets in trouble.   It sounds like the the noise Jim Carrey makes on Dumb and Dumber.  It's when they are in the dog van and he makes the "most annoying sound in the world!"   That's exactly what Drake does when he gets mad.  I don't know if he picked it up from somewhere or came up with it himself.  I know it makes my blood boil. lol!  A lot of people I talk to say that it'll all be over by age 4.  I'm not so sure.  Here's to hoping though.