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Sunday, January 30, 2011
Friday, January 28, 2011
I Hate to Say it Out Loud...
for fear of being jinxed, but I think it is official...LUKE IS POTTY TRAINED!!!
This morning sealed the deal for me. I had planned to shower before Wally left for work, but the sleep was so good this morning that it just didn't happen. So...I tried to confine Luke into somewhat of an enclosed area while I took a quick shower, but he can open doors so there really is only so much you can do. He stayed within my view the whole time and just as I was turning the shower off, I saw him run out of the room. I walked into the bathroom down the hall, and what do you know?!?! He was climbing off the toilet saying, "I pooped Mommy!". I seriously have never been so happy :) He went all on his own (luckily I got there in time to wipe!). He knew he had to go and went - yippee!!!
Today marks 2 full weeks of no diapers! He has not had one.single.accident at daycare and has pooped on the potty there just about daily. The teachers are constantly telling me how impressed they are. They have all been doing this a long time and not once have they ever had a child (especially a boy) poop on the potty the first week, let alone the first day. He woke up from a nap early the other day because he had to go and proceeded to give the play-by-play as he was going - hilarious story!!!
We were brave last Saturday night and went to church and out to eat and he did AWESOME!!! This was his first time using a public bathroom and he had no qualms about it, in fact he was fascinated and went 3 times (ugh!).
As soon as we hear him in the morning we had been going in his room and always asking him right away if he needed to go potty. Now, I say good morning and dilly dally a bit, but the first thing he says is "I go pee pee." He seriously is dry most mornings so I am contemplating going to underwear at night, but we'll see.
He gets it! He knows when he needs to go and knows he needs to go on the potty. And he absolutely LOVES flushing so that's a bonus :)
So proud of my little (BIG!) boy!!!
He's pretty proud too :)
I will save you from any further potty stories (unless they are just too good not to tell)!
This morning sealed the deal for me. I had planned to shower before Wally left for work, but the sleep was so good this morning that it just didn't happen. So...I tried to confine Luke into somewhat of an enclosed area while I took a quick shower, but he can open doors so there really is only so much you can do. He stayed within my view the whole time and just as I was turning the shower off, I saw him run out of the room. I walked into the bathroom down the hall, and what do you know?!?! He was climbing off the toilet saying, "I pooped Mommy!". I seriously have never been so happy :) He went all on his own (luckily I got there in time to wipe!). He knew he had to go and went - yippee!!!
Today marks 2 full weeks of no diapers! He has not had one.single.accident at daycare and has pooped on the potty there just about daily. The teachers are constantly telling me how impressed they are. They have all been doing this a long time and not once have they ever had a child (especially a boy) poop on the potty the first week, let alone the first day. He woke up from a nap early the other day because he had to go and proceeded to give the play-by-play as he was going - hilarious story!!!
We were brave last Saturday night and went to church and out to eat and he did AWESOME!!! This was his first time using a public bathroom and he had no qualms about it, in fact he was fascinated and went 3 times (ugh!).
As soon as we hear him in the morning we had been going in his room and always asking him right away if he needed to go potty. Now, I say good morning and dilly dally a bit, but the first thing he says is "I go pee pee." He seriously is dry most mornings so I am contemplating going to underwear at night, but we'll see.
He gets it! He knows when he needs to go and knows he needs to go on the potty. And he absolutely LOVES flushing so that's a bonus :)
So proud of my little (BIG!) boy!!!
He's pretty proud too :)
I will save you from any further potty stories (unless they are just too good not to tell)!
Wednesday, January 26, 2011
Feeling All A-Flutter
Yesterday I felt the baby for the first time this pregnancy! I am feeling little flutters (sort of like butterflies)! I have been trying to figure out for the past two days if I am feeling what I think I am feeling and today, it was confirmed. That wonderful feeling in my belly is none other than our little Peanut!
This begins the best time of the pregnancy for me - there is nothing better than feeling the baby in your belly. On those days where I get so busy at work or at home that I forget I am even pregnant will now be gone. Peanut will not let me forget about him/her anymore. I love having that constant reminder that he/she is there and that all is well!
So bring on the flutters and the rib jabs and the kicks to the bladder - I can't wait!!!
This begins the best time of the pregnancy for me - there is nothing better than feeling the baby in your belly. On those days where I get so busy at work or at home that I forget I am even pregnant will now be gone. Peanut will not let me forget about him/her anymore. I love having that constant reminder that he/she is there and that all is well!
So bring on the flutters and the rib jabs and the kicks to the bladder - I can't wait!!!
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
What's in a Name?
Luke used to say our names, Wally and Amy, quite often, but he hasn't lately. So I thought we would start talking names again.
Monday, January 24, 2011
The Basement...
the family room...
the play room...
the train room...
the putting green...
the basketball court...
the shopping center...
Where we have been spending a lot of our time lately!
the play room...
the train room...
the putting green...
the basketball court...
the shopping center...
Where we have been spending a lot of our time lately!
Saturday, January 22, 2011
Friday, January 21, 2011
Possessed Potty
Seriously, this potty is possessed or we have a ghost who is also potty training! The music will go off randomly all the time, even in the middle of the night. It is actually really funny when either Wally or I are actually going to the bathroom (on the big toilet of course!) and the little potty will go off. We all cheer for whoever is in there - ha!
Life As We Know It...
...is fun.
...can be unpredictable.
...is just what I hoped it would be like at this point.
...is the new name of this blog :)
It is a little sad to say it, but the blog title "Lovin' Lucas" has officially been retired. I was looking for a fresher look for the blog and a title that would grow with our family. And instead of just naming the blog "Lovin' Lucas and Baby Z", I thought something a little more open-ended would be better. So "Life As We Know It" it is! Life doesn't stop so there are always stories to be told!
I hope you enjoy the new look :)
...can be unpredictable.
...is just what I hoped it would be like at this point.
...is the new name of this blog :)
It is a little sad to say it, but the blog title "Lovin' Lucas" has officially been retired. I was looking for a fresher look for the blog and a title that would grow with our family. And instead of just naming the blog "Lovin' Lucas and Baby Z", I thought something a little more open-ended would be better. So "Life As We Know It" it is! Life doesn't stop so there are always stories to be told!
I hope you enjoy the new look :)
Thursday, January 20, 2011
15 Weeks and 5 Days
Further PT Update: I had to get back on here, Luke redeemed himself tonight from the poop accident! Literally minutes after I posted this, I heard the potty music. I figured he was playing in there, but sure enough, he went all on his own and he was using a kleenex to wipe the toilet seat...LOL!
PT Update: I was going to avoid posting about potty training for a bit, BUT I can't help but be bursting with pride! Luke has been nearly-accident free since Tuesday. He had an accident this morning, but we truly believe it was in spite! Wally wouldn't give him a muffin so he literally peed right in front of him (yes, that is what we are dealing with with this feisty little 2-year old these days). And tonight, he pooped in his underwear. But, let's not focus on that right now because he truly is doing awesome! Luke hasn't had a SINGLE accident at daycare and he has pooped on the potty there and once at home! He really understands that he needs to hold his pee until he gets to the potty. Poop we nearly have, but I know that can take a bit. He has stayed completely dry at naptime all week too. In fact today, they didn't put a diaper on him at naptime and he literally ran to the potty the second he woke up! He has been nearly dry at night too (we got rid of the pull-ups and are just using diapers now). I am so proud of him and those first two days of hell were worth it!
Onto other things!
I am now 15 weeks and 5 days pregnant! It's hard to believe I am that far along already. I honestly feel great. I actually forget from time to time that I am pregnant, thank goodness for the growing mid-section to remind me :)
I had my most recent appointment last Wednesday. This was the first appointment that Wally was able to attend with me so he was pretty excited to hear the heartbeat. It is always so nerve-wracking for me the second my doctor puts the doppler on my belly...and then I hear the heartbeat and all is perfect in the world. There truly isn't a better sound! And this baby's heartbeat was strong and FAST!!!
Everything is going smoothly so far. My next appointment is February 12th and then we will get to schedule our anatomy scan for around 20 weeks, which is the halfway point - crazy! Just in case you didn't know, we won't be finding out the sex again (sorry Mom!). We love the surprise and hearing the words "It's a _____!" We have a gender neutral baby room all ready to go and will be moving Luke to his new big boy bedroom hopefully in the Spring sometime!
Here are some pics of my progressing baby bump :)
15 weeks and 3 days - this isn't the best picture. My eyes look a little miserable. This was taken Tuesday morning when I thought I was well enough to go to work and ended up being miserably sick for the past 3 days. I will try for a better belly shot this weekend!
PT Update: I was going to avoid posting about potty training for a bit, BUT I can't help but be bursting with pride! Luke has been nearly-accident free since Tuesday. He had an accident this morning, but we truly believe it was in spite! Wally wouldn't give him a muffin so he literally peed right in front of him (yes, that is what we are dealing with with this feisty little 2-year old these days). And tonight, he pooped in his underwear. But, let's not focus on that right now because he truly is doing awesome! Luke hasn't had a SINGLE accident at daycare and he has pooped on the potty there and once at home! He really understands that he needs to hold his pee until he gets to the potty. Poop we nearly have, but I know that can take a bit. He has stayed completely dry at naptime all week too. In fact today, they didn't put a diaper on him at naptime and he literally ran to the potty the second he woke up! He has been nearly dry at night too (we got rid of the pull-ups and are just using diapers now). I am so proud of him and those first two days of hell were worth it!
Onto other things!
I am now 15 weeks and 5 days pregnant! It's hard to believe I am that far along already. I honestly feel great. I actually forget from time to time that I am pregnant, thank goodness for the growing mid-section to remind me :)
I had my most recent appointment last Wednesday. This was the first appointment that Wally was able to attend with me so he was pretty excited to hear the heartbeat. It is always so nerve-wracking for me the second my doctor puts the doppler on my belly...and then I hear the heartbeat and all is perfect in the world. There truly isn't a better sound! And this baby's heartbeat was strong and FAST!!!
Everything is going smoothly so far. My next appointment is February 12th and then we will get to schedule our anatomy scan for around 20 weeks, which is the halfway point - crazy! Just in case you didn't know, we won't be finding out the sex again (sorry Mom!). We love the surprise and hearing the words "It's a _____!" We have a gender neutral baby room all ready to go and will be moving Luke to his new big boy bedroom hopefully in the Spring sometime!
Here are some pics of my progressing baby bump :)
15 weeks and 3 days - this isn't the best picture. My eyes look a little miserable. This was taken Tuesday morning when I thought I was well enough to go to work and ended up being miserably sick for the past 3 days. I will try for a better belly shot this weekend!
Monday, January 17, 2011
Tales from the Potty - Day 4
Today went pretty well up until the last few hours.
Luke peed on the potty right away when he woke up in the morning - SUCCESS!
Around 11, he showed Barney how to pee on the potty too - SUCCESS!
Just before 1, he peed again and seemed to attempt to poop (he was pushing, but I think he got scared) - SUCCESS!
At this point I was actually hoping he would just poop in his pull-up sometime during naptime so I could quit worrying about it. Well, he did! He was playing in his crib for a bit rather than napping and then he yelled, "Mommy, I poop!". Hey, at least he told me he did! After I changed him, he wasn't digging naptime so we decided to try our first outing in big boy underwear - the grocery store. NO PROBLEM!
As soon as we got back from the grocery store, he peed on the potty - SUCCESS!
I tried to put him down for his nap then with underwear on thinking we would give it a whirl since he just went and was dry during naptime yesterday; however, Luke really wasn't in the mood for a nap. It was getting late so we decided to just forgo the nap and do an early bedtime.
Unfortunately the next few hours didn't go so well. Luke had 2 accidents. Both of which probably could have been avoided if we would have put him on the potty, but I was trying to let him take the lead and tell us. He does, but not until it's too late. He just says "Elmo all wet" or "Thomas all wet" and then runs to the potty when we tell him. Sigh! So he is pee-trained so long as WE put him on the potty when we think it's necessary.
Luke really hasn't been eating well at all for the past week. Breakfast always goes well so we try to fill him up as much as we can, but lunch and dinner has basically been zippo! I know he is battling a bad cold and most likely a loss of appetite (we are all struggling with this in this household), but he is starting to really stress me out about not eating...he has NOT had a fever at all with this cold and it is a runny nose and cough. He doesn't seem miserable at all, but it is going on a week, and I am thinking a call to the doctor might be necessary - I always struggle with this...so anyways...dinner was a disaster, bathtime was a disaster and it was just meltdown city. Luke went to bed at 6:55 tonight!
We are back to daycare tomorrow so we will see how potty training goes there. They usually follow the method of putting the child on the potty every half-hour to an hour, but at some point the kids have to decide they need to go on their own right?!?! That is what we were trying to do all weekend, but especially at the end of today. My thinking after going through 3 days of this is that you do need to put the child on the potty every so often to get them used to the idea of peeing in the potty at first, build their confidence, and wait for them to understand when they need to go. I will let daycare know how we did it all weekend and our results and we'll see how it goes. I certainly don't want to say "screw it!" and put the diapers back on because he is doing really well and I think he will get it within a couple of weeks, but I will not be potty training my child for months...if he doesn't get it, we will revisit it in the spring sometime.
Thanks for reading my long-winded potty tales...I know they aren't all that interesting and it's mostly me just putting my thoughts in writing! So if you have made it this far, here are a few pics from our weekend (I forgot I did take some pics on Friday).
Yes, that is a sleeping bag over the dining room chair. Look, I knew there would be accidents so I was trying to make clean up as easy as possible. I also had a huge blanket sprawled across the area rug in the living room and a "special blanket" for him to sit on on the couch :)
This was Luke at 'naptime' today. At night lately, he asks to "rock-a-bye baby" so we read books and rock for a little bit before laying him in his bed. He has been wanting to rock for longer and longer and I'm not complaining about the cuddles. However, today, he wanted to "rock-a-bye baby" Barney on his own. I thought for sure he was going to fall asleep in the chair, but it didn't happen!
And some video!
Luke peed on the potty right away when he woke up in the morning - SUCCESS!
Around 11, he showed Barney how to pee on the potty too - SUCCESS!
Just before 1, he peed again and seemed to attempt to poop (he was pushing, but I think he got scared) - SUCCESS!
At this point I was actually hoping he would just poop in his pull-up sometime during naptime so I could quit worrying about it. Well, he did! He was playing in his crib for a bit rather than napping and then he yelled, "Mommy, I poop!". Hey, at least he told me he did! After I changed him, he wasn't digging naptime so we decided to try our first outing in big boy underwear - the grocery store. NO PROBLEM!
As soon as we got back from the grocery store, he peed on the potty - SUCCESS!
I tried to put him down for his nap then with underwear on thinking we would give it a whirl since he just went and was dry during naptime yesterday; however, Luke really wasn't in the mood for a nap. It was getting late so we decided to just forgo the nap and do an early bedtime.
Unfortunately the next few hours didn't go so well. Luke had 2 accidents. Both of which probably could have been avoided if we would have put him on the potty, but I was trying to let him take the lead and tell us. He does, but not until it's too late. He just says "Elmo all wet" or "Thomas all wet" and then runs to the potty when we tell him. Sigh! So he is pee-trained so long as WE put him on the potty when we think it's necessary.
Luke really hasn't been eating well at all for the past week. Breakfast always goes well so we try to fill him up as much as we can, but lunch and dinner has basically been zippo! I know he is battling a bad cold and most likely a loss of appetite (we are all struggling with this in this household), but he is starting to really stress me out about not eating...he has NOT had a fever at all with this cold and it is a runny nose and cough. He doesn't seem miserable at all, but it is going on a week, and I am thinking a call to the doctor might be necessary - I always struggle with this...so anyways...dinner was a disaster, bathtime was a disaster and it was just meltdown city. Luke went to bed at 6:55 tonight!
We are back to daycare tomorrow so we will see how potty training goes there. They usually follow the method of putting the child on the potty every half-hour to an hour, but at some point the kids have to decide they need to go on their own right?!?! That is what we were trying to do all weekend, but especially at the end of today. My thinking after going through 3 days of this is that you do need to put the child on the potty every so often to get them used to the idea of peeing in the potty at first, build their confidence, and wait for them to understand when they need to go. I will let daycare know how we did it all weekend and our results and we'll see how it goes. I certainly don't want to say "screw it!" and put the diapers back on because he is doing really well and I think he will get it within a couple of weeks, but I will not be potty training my child for months...if he doesn't get it, we will revisit it in the spring sometime.
Thanks for reading my long-winded potty tales...I know they aren't all that interesting and it's mostly me just putting my thoughts in writing! So if you have made it this far, here are a few pics from our weekend (I forgot I did take some pics on Friday).
Yes, that is a sleeping bag over the dining room chair. Look, I knew there would be accidents so I was trying to make clean up as easy as possible. I also had a huge blanket sprawled across the area rug in the living room and a "special blanket" for him to sit on on the couch :)
This was Luke at 'naptime' today. At night lately, he asks to "rock-a-bye baby" so we read books and rock for a little bit before laying him in his bed. He has been wanting to rock for longer and longer and I'm not complaining about the cuddles. However, today, he wanted to "rock-a-bye baby" Barney on his own. I thought for sure he was going to fall asleep in the chair, but it didn't happen!
And some video!
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Tales from the Potty - Day 3
Dare I say it - Luke was ACCIDENT FREE today! I woke up feeling much better, Wally not so much, Luke still had his runny nose, but he was 5 for 5 today - NO ACCIDENTS!!! But also no pooping :( I worried this would happen. It isn't completely unusual for him to go one weekend day without pooping so we'll see what tomorrow brings.
#1 - Luke woke up just before 7 with a very full pull-up so I knew it would be a bit before he had to go again, but he had breakfast and lots of juice and water. It wasn't until noon that he went for the first time IN THE POTTY! He sat on the potty (without a fight) a few times between 7 and noon, but every time said "no pee pee" so we would just go back to playing. Finally when I put him on the potty at noon, he went! He didn't even pee just a little bit in his underwear! Those nearly 5 hours were torture for me though - I couldn't and still can't help but wonder if he has really good bladder control or is just refusing to go?!?!
#2 - We had success again before naptime just before 2. I put a pull-up (we are calling these his big boy sleeping underwear) on him for his nap.
#3 - He slept for 2 1/2 hours and I whisked him out of bed immediately when I heard him talking and we went straight to the potty - success again and his pull-up was completely dry!
#4 - 5:45 another successful pee!
#5 - 7:45 He put up quite the fight about being "all done" on the potty and not wanting to try to go one more time before bedtime. He eventually gave in and after a few minutes on the potty, he went!
We are so proud of him - this is quite the change from yesterday! Is this how it works? Do they just get that they shouldn't go in their underwear overnight??? I am hoping tomorrow goes just as smoothly, but I am also hoping he gets to the point where he tells us when he has to go or just goes and sits on the potty on his own. Wally and I are both off tomorrow for MLK day so we have one more day at home and then it's off to daycare to see how he does there!
I'll try to take some pics of the cute little guy in his big boy underwear tomorrow. All of my energy has been sucked up by the flu and potty training so I haven't gotten around to getting the camera out!
#1 - Luke woke up just before 7 with a very full pull-up so I knew it would be a bit before he had to go again, but he had breakfast and lots of juice and water. It wasn't until noon that he went for the first time IN THE POTTY! He sat on the potty (without a fight) a few times between 7 and noon, but every time said "no pee pee" so we would just go back to playing. Finally when I put him on the potty at noon, he went! He didn't even pee just a little bit in his underwear! Those nearly 5 hours were torture for me though - I couldn't and still can't help but wonder if he has really good bladder control or is just refusing to go?!?!
#2 - We had success again before naptime just before 2. I put a pull-up (we are calling these his big boy sleeping underwear) on him for his nap.
#3 - He slept for 2 1/2 hours and I whisked him out of bed immediately when I heard him talking and we went straight to the potty - success again and his pull-up was completely dry!
#4 - 5:45 another successful pee!
#5 - 7:45 He put up quite the fight about being "all done" on the potty and not wanting to try to go one more time before bedtime. He eventually gave in and after a few minutes on the potty, he went!
We are so proud of him - this is quite the change from yesterday! Is this how it works? Do they just get that they shouldn't go in their underwear overnight??? I am hoping tomorrow goes just as smoothly, but I am also hoping he gets to the point where he tells us when he has to go or just goes and sits on the potty on his own. Wally and I are both off tomorrow for MLK day so we have one more day at home and then it's off to daycare to see how he does there!
I'll try to take some pics of the cute little guy in his big boy underwear tomorrow. All of my energy has been sucked up by the flu and potty training so I haven't gotten around to getting the camera out!
Tales from the Potty - Day 2
Well, yesterday could have went better - for many reasons! I woke up with a stomach ache which ended up being the flu, Luke didn't actually pee in the potty until almost 3:30 PM (4 accidents before that). He then went again at 4 PM, but had 2 more accidents before bedtime, and then Wally caught the flu bug around 5 PM and was up all through the night. Luke also has a bad cold that he just can't seem to shake! So seriously, yesterday could have gone better!
Luke still isn't telling us (with words) when he has to go, which is the way the 3-day potty training method works. I feel like maybe we made some progress though because he would pee just a little in his underwear and then he would be grabbing himself - obviously his way of saying he had to go so we would go to the potty. It was a success twice, but a few other times, he would sit on the potty for a bit, say "no pee pee", get up and not more than 5 minutes later, he would have an accident.
On to day 3...
Luke still isn't telling us (with words) when he has to go, which is the way the 3-day potty training method works. I feel like maybe we made some progress though because he would pee just a little in his underwear and then he would be grabbing himself - obviously his way of saying he had to go so we would go to the potty. It was a success twice, but a few other times, he would sit on the potty for a bit, say "no pee pee", get up and not more than 5 minutes later, he would have an accident.
On to day 3...
Friday, January 14, 2011
Tales from the Potty - Day 1
This morning started off AMAZING! Luke woke up, we ate breakfast, and then he threw all of his diapers into a garbage bag (don't worry - I didn't actually throw the diapers away...are you kidding??? those things are expensive! They will be put away in the basement for the next baby). As Luke was putting the diapers in the garbage, he was laughing and we were singing "Lukey is a big boy, NO MORE DIAPERS!" He was getting a kick out of this song! Then it was time to put on the big boy underwear. His first underwear of choice was a Mickey Mouse pair. We talked about going pee pee on the potty and keeping Mickey Mouse dry. We headed to the bathroom where he sat on his potty and I encouraged him to go pee. I knew he just drank a whole lot at breakfast so he should be ready to go! He actually said, "No, Mommy" when I was sitting in the bathroom with him...he wanted me out. I walked away for one second and then I heard the music...Luke had peed (his potty plays music when he goes). I couldn't believe it - I made a HUGE deal out of this and was so excited! Lukey got a Thomas sticker to put on his potty chart and lots of praise from his Mommy. This potty training thing isn't going to be so bad....
And then the next 5 hours happened :( Let's just say we've gone through 5 of our 27 pairs of underwear so far. I would constantly remind him to tell me when he had to go potty, we would check to make sure Mickey Mouse or whatever character he was wearing on another pair of underwear were dry and he would gets lots of praise and another reminder to tell me when he has to go (we are somewhat following the 3-Day Potty Training Method). Unfortunately, on the times we would sit on the potty, he wouldn't go even though I knew he had to and within 5 minutes, he would have an accident. The problem...he didn't care about these accidents. Sigh! I was beginning to wonder what we were thinking...
After lunch and more potty visits with no success, Luke told me he was tired and wanted to go to sleep. He went down for his nap around 12:15 and is still sleeping (it's 2:30 right now). I will say he has a pretty bad cold, but he is still playful and acting fine so we decided not to postpone the potty training that we had planned for the weekend. After an unsuccessful morning, I did put a pull-up on him before his nap. Our initial thought was not to do this, at least at nap time, since he usually wakes up pretty dry, but I knew he was going to sleep for a long time and a pull-up at this point was probably best!
Maybe a nap is just what Luke needed - we'll see...Tales from the Potty to continue....
So he woke up around 2:45 and I put him on the potty right away. He sat there for quite awhile but didn't go - his pull-up was pretty wet when he woke up. So...we put on some underwear and headed back downstairs. After drinking water & juice, numerous potty visits and nothing happening, he FINALLY went again in the potty around 4:20! We had the biggest potty party ever! I thought maybe this was a turning point because I decided to give Luke a Thomas sticker AND a dinosaur I picked up as part of my big bag of potty rewards the other day - he was very excited about the dinosaur!
Wally got home just before 5 and Luke was excited to show Daddy how he goes potty. He pulled his underwear down and sat on the potty, but nothing - at least he was excited about it. That was about the last time he was excited about it for the night. It was a fight the rest of the night to get Luke to do anything - eat, go potty, even watch a movie. I don't know if he isn't feeling well or if he just isn't digging this potty stuff. Right now, I'm not digging this potty stuff either. I feel pretty defeated today, but we will give it another go tomorrow. Stay tuned...
We were 2/8 today - 2 pees on the potty, 6 accidents - hey, that's like batting .225 right?!?! Could be worse!
And then the next 5 hours happened :( Let's just say we've gone through 5 of our 27 pairs of underwear so far. I would constantly remind him to tell me when he had to go potty, we would check to make sure Mickey Mouse or whatever character he was wearing on another pair of underwear were dry and he would gets lots of praise and another reminder to tell me when he has to go (we are somewhat following the 3-Day Potty Training Method). Unfortunately, on the times we would sit on the potty, he wouldn't go even though I knew he had to and within 5 minutes, he would have an accident. The problem...he didn't care about these accidents. Sigh! I was beginning to wonder what we were thinking...
After lunch and more potty visits with no success, Luke told me he was tired and wanted to go to sleep. He went down for his nap around 12:15 and is still sleeping (it's 2:30 right now). I will say he has a pretty bad cold, but he is still playful and acting fine so we decided not to postpone the potty training that we had planned for the weekend. After an unsuccessful morning, I did put a pull-up on him before his nap. Our initial thought was not to do this, at least at nap time, since he usually wakes up pretty dry, but I knew he was going to sleep for a long time and a pull-up at this point was probably best!
Maybe a nap is just what Luke needed - we'll see...Tales from the Potty to continue....
So he woke up around 2:45 and I put him on the potty right away. He sat there for quite awhile but didn't go - his pull-up was pretty wet when he woke up. So...we put on some underwear and headed back downstairs. After drinking water & juice, numerous potty visits and nothing happening, he FINALLY went again in the potty around 4:20! We had the biggest potty party ever! I thought maybe this was a turning point because I decided to give Luke a Thomas sticker AND a dinosaur I picked up as part of my big bag of potty rewards the other day - he was very excited about the dinosaur!
Wally got home just before 5 and Luke was excited to show Daddy how he goes potty. He pulled his underwear down and sat on the potty, but nothing - at least he was excited about it. That was about the last time he was excited about it for the night. It was a fight the rest of the night to get Luke to do anything - eat, go potty, even watch a movie. I don't know if he isn't feeling well or if he just isn't digging this potty stuff. Right now, I'm not digging this potty stuff either. I feel pretty defeated today, but we will give it another go tomorrow. Stay tuned...
We were 2/8 today - 2 pees on the potty, 6 accidents - hey, that's like batting .225 right?!?! Could be worse!
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
From the Mouth of Luke
As soon as we get in the car these days - "Tinkle Tinkle Little Star song Mommy" quickly followed by "Turn it up!"
"Why?" followed by "Why?" followed by "Why Mommy?" Clearly my answers aren't satisfying him :)
"Yes" - he hasn't said "yeah" in almost two weeks. All of the sudden on New Year's Eve, he started saying "yes" all.the.time. This is not in place of "no" unfortunately - that word can still be heard from him quite frequently.
"Boogies Mommy, only one tissue" This was after he started grabbing handfuls of kleenex at daycare and was told to only take one.
He brought Barney in the car with him the other morning. He lifted Barney up to the window and said, "Dook Barney, fire. Hot. Don't touch." This was when we were driving by a building that constantly has smoke (pollution) coming out of it!
We drive by a train station and right along with the tracks every morning. When he sees a Metra train traveling, he says "Hi People (while waving). Go to work in Chicago."
"Why?" followed by "Why?" followed by "Why Mommy?" Clearly my answers aren't satisfying him :)
"Yes" - he hasn't said "yeah" in almost two weeks. All of the sudden on New Year's Eve, he started saying "yes" all.the.time. This is not in place of "no" unfortunately - that word can still be heard from him quite frequently.
"Boogies Mommy, only one tissue" This was after he started grabbing handfuls of kleenex at daycare and was told to only take one.
He brought Barney in the car with him the other morning. He lifted Barney up to the window and said, "Dook Barney, fire. Hot. Don't touch." This was when we were driving by a building that constantly has smoke (pollution) coming out of it!
We drive by a train station and right along with the tracks every morning. When he sees a Metra train traveling, he says "Hi People (while waving). Go to work in Chicago."
Monday, January 10, 2011
Cheers to Aunt Stacey!
Yesterday we said "Cheers!" to Aunt Stacey as she gets ready to head to London for 6 months! She was offered an amazing opportunity by her employer, Careerbuilder. My whole family headed to her and Michael's apartment in Chicago to send her off!
Not only did we say "cheers!", but we had a few other things to celebrate! We wished her happy Valentine's day, happy birthday, happy Easter, and last but not least, we celebrated Aunt Carly's college graduation!
Cheers Aunt Stacey...you'll be back in a flash! Have an amazing trip!!! We love you and will miss you!
This little boy will be waiting to Skype with you :) And a new little one will make his/her appearance when you get back!
Not only did we say "cheers!", but we had a few other things to celebrate! We wished her happy Valentine's day, happy birthday, happy Easter, and last but not least, we celebrated Aunt Carly's college graduation!
Cheers Aunt Stacey...you'll be back in a flash! Have an amazing trip!!! We love you and will miss you!
This little boy will be waiting to Skype with you :) And a new little one will make his/her appearance when you get back!
Friday, January 7, 2011
Fun-Filled Week after Christmas
Quick potty training update: we have postponed it until next weekend. I realized that this weekend wasn't a good one to start, but I have a 4-day weekend with MLK day coming up so I thought that would be the perfect. We have no plans and can just focus on the potty training.
We did lots of fun things the week after Christmas since Wally and I were both off work.
We did a little bit of this...
We cleaned up Toyland USA...
We went to a basketball game...
We shaved and played in the bathtub...
We visited the Museum of Science & Industry...
We rode on a school bus (the highlight of the Museum of S&I visit for Luke!)...
We went to Winter Wonderfest at Navy Pier...
We waited in line for a long time for a ride Luke was excited about only to not be so excited about it once it was our turn...
We made silly faces...
We rode our new scooter...
Went to a New Year's Eve DAY celebration with a co-worker and her little girl...
We did lots of fun things the week after Christmas since Wally and I were both off work.
We did a little bit of this...
We cleaned up Toyland USA...
We went to a basketball game...
We shaved and played in the bathtub...
We visited the Museum of Science & Industry...
We rode on a school bus (the highlight of the Museum of S&I visit for Luke!)...
We went to Winter Wonderfest at Navy Pier...
We waited in line for a long time for a ride Luke was excited about only to not be so excited about it once it was our turn...
We made silly faces...
We rode our new scooter...
Went to a New Year's Eve DAY celebration with a co-worker and her little girl...
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Adventures in Potty Training Starts...
Saturday! But I had to share these pictures right now!
How cute is he?!?!
Our daycare likes to start potty training right at 2. Well, I wasn't ready to start then, especially with the holidays. But this week is Luke's first week back at daycare in almost 2 weeks so I thought we'd give him a week to get back into the swing of things and then start. We start at home Saturday and Sunday and then they will carry it on during the week for us! I am still not 100% convinced that he is ready, but it's worth a try right now. They are convinced he will do great! I hope so!
So the underwear...Wally had to run to Target yesterday so I told him to pick up some underwear for Luke. When I walked in the door from work, I saw a little boy in no clothes, but 2 (yes, 2!) pairs of underwear on over his diaper. He was running around like a crazy man so excited about his Thomas underwear! Hopefully he'll be just as excited on Saturday and want to keep Thomas clean and dry :)
(I am still trying to figure out the look of the blog...so please bear with me!)
How cute is he?!?!
Our daycare likes to start potty training right at 2. Well, I wasn't ready to start then, especially with the holidays. But this week is Luke's first week back at daycare in almost 2 weeks so I thought we'd give him a week to get back into the swing of things and then start. We start at home Saturday and Sunday and then they will carry it on during the week for us! I am still not 100% convinced that he is ready, but it's worth a try right now. They are convinced he will do great! I hope so!
So the underwear...Wally had to run to Target yesterday so I told him to pick up some underwear for Luke. When I walked in the door from work, I saw a little boy in no clothes, but 2 (yes, 2!) pairs of underwear on over his diaper. He was running around like a crazy man so excited about his Thomas underwear! Hopefully he'll be just as excited on Saturday and want to keep Thomas clean and dry :)
(I am still trying to figure out the look of the blog...so please bear with me!)
Sunday, January 2, 2011
Under Construction
I am going to try to get the blog design back to the basics. My pictures are too big and videos don't seem to appear right. While I try to figure this all out, please ignore the appearance. Thank you :)
Saturday, January 1, 2011
Happy 2011!
We rang in the New Year with the Happ family!
It was a family-friendly affair! This meant that everyone played along when Luke made a choo-choo train out of the dining room chairs :)
Clark and Luke played some football...
and played along for a few photos...
After Clark went to bed, Luke put on his jammies and was treated to some chocolate cake and cool whip!
And after Luke went to bed, the adults had some fun with the Xbox Kinect. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time! We toasted with champagne (and sparkling grape juice) at midnight and called it a night not too long after!
I can't complain much about 2010 - it was a pretty good year for us. But I can already tell that 2011 is going to be even better!
Happy New Year!
It was a family-friendly affair! This meant that everyone played along when Luke made a choo-choo train out of the dining room chairs :)
Clark and Luke played some football...
and played along for a few photos...
After Clark went to bed, Luke put on his jammies and was treated to some chocolate cake and cool whip!
And after Luke went to bed, the adults had some fun with the Xbox Kinect. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time! We toasted with champagne (and sparkling grape juice) at midnight and called it a night not too long after!
I can't complain much about 2010 - it was a pretty good year for us. But I can already tell that 2011 is going to be even better!
Happy New Year!
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