So, Thursday started out a lot like Wednesday. He had a couple of accidents, but was still trying to go. That evening when Adam came home from work he took Cam to the bathroom and lo and behold, he went! In fact, he didn't have a single accident the rest of the night. Well, I take that back, he did poop his pants and was very upset about it. I know that will be a whole different issue.
Friday, much to my surprise, he woke up with a dry diaper. We took it off and he went to the toilet. He didn't have a single accident the whole day! I was so very proud. Not bad for the fourth day. Miss Laureen came to visit and cheered him on and I think he liked that after he got over his embarrassment. It was so funny. Laureen came in to visit us and have lunch, and since Cam did so good I tried to get him to tell her that he tee teed in the toilet. When I said that though, he put his hands over his face like, "MOM! I can't believe you just told her that!" It was hilarious. I've NEVER seen him get embarrassed. He blushed and everything. It didn't take him long though to want to show off his newly acquired skill. We had fun with Laureen that day and I even got to sit down and have just good ole girl talk! He wore the same pull up from nap time to bed since it was still dry.
Saturday, I wasn't too hopeful, thinking he was just showing off, but once again he woke up dry and went to the bathroom. This was also our first outing since potty training began. I was a bit nervous, but I put him in a pull up thinking he would for sure dirty it. He didn't! He even tried to go to the restroom there at the party. I was just so shocked. This whole experience has stunned me. We went through another day of being accident free until after dinner. He is having a very hard time with the pooping. He seems alarmed. I bought special treats for that, so maybe if we could at least get a couple under our belt he'll feel better about it.
Today, so far so good. We had to go to the store this morning and we tried before we left and he was dry when we returned and used the bathroom then. I was worried about using the pull ups so much. He seems to be okay, but I do give credit to the underwear for getting him started. It's so nice to only have to change one kids diapers now, lol.
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Potty training...Day 2
Well, today went as well as can be expected. We got up and ate breakfast and I put a pair of underwear on Cam and a t-shirt. I didn't want to burden him with extra clothes or myself with extra wash. He did good. I asked him about every 30 min. if he needed to go potty and he said no. The last time I asked was about 1030 and I was thinking, "Does this kid ever pee?" Well, 10 minutes later, my question was answered by a splashing sound on the carpet. He stopped playing with his 'car transporter' and looked at me. "Go! Cam, hurry!" So we hit the hall running to the potty and he gets very frustrated and upset: "I can't." After a small upset I told him it was perfectly okay, he's still learning and it's going to take time and messes. He was much better after I got him another pair of underwear. I guess he thought he was going to have to keep the wet ones on. Not 10 minutes later he finished what he started. So back to the bathroom and more consoling. I didn't have anymore underwear so i just put on a diaper which was okay because he ended up going with his daddy to work. (He loves going to Best Buy.)
This afternoon he finally got the courage up to try again. I went and bought underwear(some cute ones too) and pull-ups with the cool feel. He didn't even bother with those. So hopefully tomorrow it will be better with real undies. Anyways, he tried one more time this afternoon. He stood there for like 5 minutes. I was standing outside because he told me to leave. He was very happy when daddy came to help though. Alas, nothing happened.
Finally it was bath time. Adam usually gives him his baths if he's home so he was with Cam. I was talking to Mom and Cam runs into the kitchen, chocolate all over his smiling face: "I did it Mommy! I did it!" So another round of cheers and claps. I guess today wasn't a total loss. However, his daddy won't be here at all tomorrow....what's a girl to do? :D Maybe he'll go at least twice.
This afternoon he finally got the courage up to try again. I went and bought underwear(some cute ones too) and pull-ups with the cool feel. He didn't even bother with those. So hopefully tomorrow it will be better with real undies. Anyways, he tried one more time this afternoon. He stood there for like 5 minutes. I was standing outside because he told me to leave. He was very happy when daddy came to help though. Alas, nothing happened.
Finally it was bath time. Adam usually gives him his baths if he's home so he was with Cam. I was talking to Mom and Cam runs into the kitchen, chocolate all over his smiling face: "I did it Mommy! I did it!" So another round of cheers and claps. I guess today wasn't a total loss. However, his daddy won't be here at all tomorrow....what's a girl to do? :D Maybe he'll go at least twice.
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
I tee teed in the toilet.
Well, I haven't done a post in a while. I went to see my friend Laura and her darling new baby girl in Louisiana and left my camera there :( We had a blast even though between all the kiddos we didn't get too much time to just visit and eat chocolate like I hoped, but it was great to get to hold Miss Isabelle! I've got some pictures posted on MySpace so swing by and I'll post more when I get my camera back.
Well...
The real reason I'm blogging is because Cameron just went "tee tee in the toilet"!!!!!! I'm so proud I could just pop! I haven't pressed the issue. I had one day during Christmas where we put big boy pants on him and tried it out and I told him it was okay if he wasn't ready, but I'd like for him to see if it's something he liked. My mom used M&M's with us so I have a small bowl in the bathroom for extra incentive. Well, it turned out a disaster and the candy has been sitting there since.
Last summer he seemed interested, but nothing ever happened. We couldn't get him to go in the toilet or even tell us. So we just let him accompany us to the restroom and flush and wash hands. Then Kei was born and the issue was dropped altogether. He seemed to be okay wearing the same diapers as his baby brother.
Lately I've begun to wonder if I wasn't going to have to make an issue of it. He hasn't even wanted his diapers changed. So, tonight of course just caught me completely off guard. After bath we went to his room and I was getting his jammies out and he said he had to go tee tee in the toilet. I didn't expect anything because he does this often thinking that he will get M&M's for just standing there. My cell phone rang and he was flushing the toilet so I just left him there playing-at least that's what I thought he was doing. I walked back in there and he's standing against the toilet peeing! I about had a fit! I could not believe it! He knew he had to go and he did it all by himself. I wasn't even in there! Of course he got his M&M's and we told Daddy and Aunt Vikki and Grammy. I made the biggest deal about it! He even tried to go again but was frustrated: "I can't go." So we explained to him about how your body works and he instantly wanted a big glass of water, lol. So, tomorrow we're going to go get big boy underwear and really start the whole potty training adventure!
Well...
The real reason I'm blogging is because Cameron just went "tee tee in the toilet"!!!!!! I'm so proud I could just pop! I haven't pressed the issue. I had one day during Christmas where we put big boy pants on him and tried it out and I told him it was okay if he wasn't ready, but I'd like for him to see if it's something he liked. My mom used M&M's with us so I have a small bowl in the bathroom for extra incentive. Well, it turned out a disaster and the candy has been sitting there since.
Last summer he seemed interested, but nothing ever happened. We couldn't get him to go in the toilet or even tell us. So we just let him accompany us to the restroom and flush and wash hands. Then Kei was born and the issue was dropped altogether. He seemed to be okay wearing the same diapers as his baby brother.
Lately I've begun to wonder if I wasn't going to have to make an issue of it. He hasn't even wanted his diapers changed. So, tonight of course just caught me completely off guard. After bath we went to his room and I was getting his jammies out and he said he had to go tee tee in the toilet. I didn't expect anything because he does this often thinking that he will get M&M's for just standing there. My cell phone rang and he was flushing the toilet so I just left him there playing-at least that's what I thought he was doing. I walked back in there and he's standing against the toilet peeing! I about had a fit! I could not believe it! He knew he had to go and he did it all by himself. I wasn't even in there! Of course he got his M&M's and we told Daddy and Aunt Vikki and Grammy. I made the biggest deal about it! He even tried to go again but was frustrated: "I can't go." So we explained to him about how your body works and he instantly wanted a big glass of water, lol. So, tomorrow we're going to go get big boy underwear and really start the whole potty training adventure!
Tuesday, January 29, 2008
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Kerrigan and Kei
My good friend Rachel brought her little girl over to play for a bit. She is 7 weeks old here and Kei is just about 4 months.
Keiler at 4 months
So I haven't mentioned the little one in a while and figured now would be a good time since he had his 4 month check up last week. He weighed14lbs. 7 ozs. was 25 1/4 in. long. He looked great and the doctor was very happy I am still breastfeeding. He is on cereal and fruits and veggies at night now. He wasn't quite making it through the night, but he still nurses 6 times a day. He is holding his head and upper body up well and even tries to pull him self into sitting when he is leaning on us. He can roll over from back to front, but hasn't quite mastered the front to back roll yet. I check on him all the time at night now. Cameron was just the opposite; he'd roll from front to back. He is also sleeping soundly through the night most nights; we do have a few here and there where he feels like he should be held. He goes to bed about 8:30 and gets up around 7:30. We are having a difficult time trying to have consistent naps in the day. Sometimes its two good ones about 10 and 2 or one chunky one about noon. Here are a few Kei pics.
First night to do cereal. He does pretty good. Loves squash and carrots and isn't crazy about bananas or sweet potatoes.
I love this picture! He's just so different from when he was born. He's getting to be such a pretty boy.
Teddy bear jammies and teddy bear house shoes.
We tried to get some photos to do a post but I never found one I loved, this was the best, but neither of the boys were cooperating. You can see Kei's chubby little legs though! :D
Cam really is a super big brother. He loves to talk to Kei and make him squeal-which he does quite often now-and smile.
This is Kei with Rachel's daughter Kerrigan. She is a couple month younger than Kei.
He's really gonna hate me for making him wear that silly hat someday, but it's so cute!
We are finally in the exersaucer. He loves it. Cam is loving it again. As a matter of fact he got stuck in it today.
He is really quite a vocal and active child. He is always moving when he's awake and even when he's not. I'll check on him frequently throughout the night and he's always somewhere else in his bed.
He rolled over!
I love this picture! He's just so different from when he was born. He's getting to be such a pretty boy.
Teddy bear jammies and teddy bear house shoes.
We tried to get some photos to do a post but I never found one I loved, this was the best, but neither of the boys were cooperating. You can see Kei's chubby little legs though! :D
Cam really is a super big brother. He loves to talk to Kei and make him squeal-which he does quite often now-and smile.
This is Kei with Rachel's daughter Kerrigan. She is a couple month younger than Kei.
He's really gonna hate me for making him wear that silly hat someday, but it's so cute!
We are finally in the exersaucer. He loves it. Cam is loving it again. As a matter of fact he got stuck in it today.
He is really quite a vocal and active child. He is always moving when he's awake and even when he's not. I'll check on him frequently throughout the night and he's always somewhere else in his bed.
He rolled over!
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