"No, I don't want to..."

Ah ... we are finally understanding what those wiser parents who have gone before us now mean when they say that "three's" are much more difficult than the "terrible two's." Luke is exercising full rights on using the word "no" and on telling us when he does not want to do something. There's absolutely no reasoning with a 3-year-old who is simply saying no because he wants to do the exact opposite of what's being asked of him ... even when it comes to his favorite activities. If it's not his idea, then tough luck! So he's been spending a lot of time-outs in his room lately. We know it's just a phase, but one we'd like to not be stuck in too terribly long.