kcab - i'm with you. When does it get better!? My DS is only in pt preschool, and lately we've been having these awful public tantrums (so nice of him to save it for public).

And Lorel - i had forgotten all about the chasing the child around stage while all the other moms in the early childhood class sat in one spot and chatted. I used to be sooooo jealous of mom's whose kids would sit in front of them and happily play with a toy.

Actually, for the most part the exhausting stuff has subsided. There are just the rare spurts of exhaustion-causing behavior compared to the constant of toddlerhood. (Although i do get "ear" exhaustion sometimes from the continuous talk.)