Is "NO" the only word at 2?

We seem to be going through a bit of a "no" phase right now: I have heard about it from other mommies, but never somehow expected it to be quite so bad. Everything I ask A results in a "No Mommy".

"Do you want some milK?"
"No Mommy!"
(followed closely by:) "Milk, Mommy, MILK!!!!"

"Do you want to go pee pee in the potty?"
"No Mommy!!!!"
(followed closely by:) "Pee pee, Mommy, pee pee!!!"
*At which point I pot him on the potty, only to hear more "NO, Mommy, no!!!"

He doesn't want to get dressed, eat, move, or otherwise, and then pitches a fit when I say "okay", and move on to something new. Sound familiar?

Encroaching into my third trimester, I am allowing myself a glass of wine here and there, sipped slowly on a full stomach. But given the current conversation levels with my little darling, I have caught myself staring longingly at the full bottles of wine in our sideboard.

Speaking of the Peanut, he is now doing full barrel rolls, and the surface of my stomach is taking on alien proportions with the occasional elbow or foot starting to make its' appearance. We got a date of May 15th for the c-section, so it looks like I will have two long-weekend babies! Apparently we go in for surgery in the morning, so my vision of "in with a latte, out with a baby" will come true. I welcome it, and the opportunity to bury the trauma of A's birth with a fresh start. Our OB/Gyn is great - she is so matter-of-fact, with no drama, which speaks beautifully to what Aaron and I need. The last OB/Gyn crying all over my shoulder every visit was a bit more than I could take.

We are starting to short-list names, and while that list remains top-secret, we are happily taking any and all suggestions: I will post a suggestion box along the side of the blog for any and all contributions.

Best go and check on my taciturn monkey: patience, Miriam!!!!