Taking it slow

It has been over 2 months since my bf and I have split up. It took me a month and a half to get over the hurt I endeared. I finally was able to move into my own place after living with my sister for 2 months and I have to tell you I missed being on my own.
I was in my own place for a week before the ex called and said I am moving out this weekend and I ran across some of your boxes and wanted to let you know so you can pick them up. He said I will be here all day, so if you want to stop by and get them. I said okay and hung up. After I was done moving in my own place I decided to go by his place and get my stuff. I was pretty nervous. I pulled up to the house and knocked on the door. No one answered. I was pretty relieved. I started walking back to my car when I thought...hmmm I wonder if the garage code still works, so I tried it and sure enough it worked. I opened the garage to get my stuff loaded it in my car and took off quick before he pulled up. I have to say I was so happy I didn't have to see him.
That following evening my friend and I decided to go out. We went to a bar called Decades had a beer and left because it was boring. Then we went to this other bar called Toads and played some pool and hung out for a couple hours. I ended up losing to this guy in pool. He then started acting like he was Mr. Big Shot and yelling at me that he kicked my ass. I was like whatever it is just a game. I then decided to leave cause the guy was a real prick. My friend and I decided to go back to Decades to chill for one more beer before she had to go home and babysit her nephew. While we were there and about to head out the door guess who walked in? Yep, the ex bf. He started walking up to me and said Hi. I didn't say a word and walked out.
The next day he ended up sending me a text that said Hi, How are you? It was really good seeing you the other night even if we didn't get to talk or anything. If I called you would you talk to me or do you really hate me that much an want nothing to do with me. I didn't respond.
The following week I kept receiving phone calls from the ex bf and I kept denying the calls. Finally he left a message and said he was wondering if I would call him back because he had a few things to ask me. I called him back and he said I really need to talk to you and can we get together to talk. I said I wasn't ready and was still pretty bitter about how he treated me. After thinking about it I decided to call him back and ask him what exactly he needed to talk about and he said he missed me and he was having a hard time functioning and wanted to talk to me to apologize and talk about some things that had happened between us. I agreed to see him but didn't know when. I said maybe next weekend and he said the sooner the better cause he wasn't doing to well. I finally agreed to see him the following Friday at the park.
We met on Friday and did a lot of talking. I wrote a list of issues I really needed to address. At this point I didn't care what was said, as far as I was concerned the relationship was already over. He basically said he wanted to get back together and go to couples counseling. He said he is willing to do whatever it takes to get back together and he thinks if I do agree to work on our relationship that it will be stronger than ever. I told him, he is going to have to work hard and prove to me that he can be a better person and he agreed. I didn't make any promises but I said we will take it S-L-O-W and live our separate lives but still talk and hang out. I made him promise he would spend more time with my son alone and he happily agreed.
So, to make a extremely long story short. We are talking once again and I told him this is the last chance I am going to give him. No more close relationship with his ex, no more procrastinating, no more being lazy, he has to treat my son the same way he treats his daughter and his 2 step kids, no more indecisive behavior and if this is what he wants he is going to have to work really hard to prove it to me. If we do work things out he cannot make decisions that affect the both of us without talking to me. I explained to him that I am not going to take care of him anymore nor am I going to stop living my life. I am going to do what I want, when I want.

Need less to say, I felt like an idiot for agreeing to work on things with him but still care very much for him and want to see if he is sincere about the whole thing. I just need to stay strong and keep my guard up.
We will see in time how this pans out.