day 3 and counting

Well, Monday was Austin's first day at DayCare in his undies...
and so far ...

NO accidents!

Now Monday, he didn't use the potty at all.. he held it until we got there, and then when me and Mike brought him to the bathroom he finally went...

Tuesday he finally went on the potty at DayCare... so that was a huge step...

We are still going strong!

I am so proud.

We also went to the house today...
It was an impulse trip... not planned at all...

But we have bricks!! It looks amazing!! I took a few pics with my cell phone camera... so I will try to get them off later....

I guess that's all for now!

2 1/2

Can you believe it???
Austin is two and a half today!

I just don’t know where the last two and a half years have gone... I mean... it seems like just yesterday I was pregnant... and now my little baby is two and a half!!

Well, I figured what better to mark his two and a half birthday than sharing a little funny... : )

So you all know we are potty training Austin...
Well I’ve been trying to get him to stand on a stool to pee into the big toilet, and with that has come trying to get him to aim into the toilet...

We a few days ago after peeing... he kind of shook it off (as awkward as it looked I knew what he was trying to do...)

He then proudly announces:
“MOMMY! I shake it off like Daddy huh?!?!?!?!”

Oh, the joys of raising a boy...

Physical Therapy update

I can’t believe I forgot to post an update on this!

We saw Ms. Lisa Tuesday, and she is very pleased with Austin’s improvements in the last month. He was so cooperative and really seemed to be having fun with her. Its cute to watch him interact with someone else... Especially an adult... He makes me so proud...

She did give us a few more things to work with him on during our day to day life, but she said to keep it fun and follow his lead. Make it a game, and he’ll want to “play” along.

She was particularly impressed with his speed and “ease” getting up... Yes he is still pushing up on his knees with his hands... but he was doing it with one hand while holding a toy in the other.

And he is starting to try to pull down his own pants and underwear! And he is even trying to pull them up... He can get them about half way down.. so she was trying to find some ways that might make it easier on him to get them all the way down... so we are experimenting with some of them.

It was a really good visit and I am already looking forward to the next!

Just another day in Paradise

Its Thursday... and I’m looking at my desk wondering if I actually accomplished anything this week... I mean, it really seems like this week has just flown by... and I know I’ve been here everyday... and I know that I have worked... I remember doing it... but my desk says otherwise... It’s a wreck...
We’ve been busy... and it seems like I just can’t catch up... I mean, I’m still working... and making progress... but you can’t tell much... Oh well... this week is almost over... and maybe next week won’t be as busy... and I can actually catch up!

Austin is still doing well potty training... We haven’t had another accident since the whole hanging upside down from the potty thing (*rolls eyes* I still feel partly responsible). I have noticed that he seems to be better about holding it... He isn’t going as often anymore... and he is going more at one time... So I really think he is getting the hang of it... Now if we could only get him to go at daycare...

Oh yeah, what do you think about the new layout? I was starting to feel a little overwhelmed with the other one...

Potty Training... :)

We have been pretty successful so far... (knock on wood)
We started REALLY training Austin last weekend... and it has actually been pretty pleasant... he is still wearing pull-ups to daycare... and I am honestly not sure how well or if he is even using the potty there... But when we get home we go right to the potty... and then we put on big boy underwear! And we have only had 1 accident!!!!
That was yesterday... We had been at Chuck E Cheese’s for a birthday party... Austin didn’t have an accident or ask to go potty... until we got home... So he went and he really needed to go... (I don’t think he knew there was a potty there) afterwards he was really cranky and kind telling me “You need go NiteNite mommy” so I thought maybe he needed a nap... Well he decided he needed to go peepee .... well after sitting in the bathroom for 10 minutes (literally), I thought he was just trying to get out of going lay down... (I mean he had just went like 15 minutes earlier when we got home) ... So we put his undies back on and put him in his room to watch tv... just for some quiet time... Well, he had an accident... I know I should have stayed in the bathroom...I know... I felt a little guilty about his accident... But he had JUST went... and after 10 minutes of him hanging upside down from the potty... I really thought he just didn’t want to lay down...

I still say we are doing good...

No accidents at all Saturday... none! And we weren’t even at home... We were at his grandparent’s house for Alexis’s birthday party! I was so proud of him!

We had a busy weekend!
Enjoying every little second in paradise! Pictures will be coming soon!

My poor Austin...

We are potty training... Grammy bought him some big boy underwear! And although I love them... He is terrified of them... until he forgets he has them on...
But gosh getting them on... He screams... he cries... he bites... he is so worried that he is going to pee “on” them... He begs for a “butt” (we have always called his diapers a butt... so the pull ups are butts too) ...

He did really well yesterday... Only had one real accident... At least while we were home he only had one real accident... and that was pee... He had another accident that I just refuse to count...

We were gone for a few hours... and I put a pull up on him... and it was barely wet when we got home... and we went right back to undies when we got home...

Now, I don’t know if the poor baby was sick, or if he was somehow traumatized by the underwear... but the poor baby said he had to go potty... we went in and he pooped... and I noticed it was a little soft looking (I know gross) but didn’t think much of it... we celebrated and I continued cooking... A few minutes later he announced he needed to go potty ... his daddy brought him that time and he pooped again... With-in minutes he needed to go again... this time just pee.... then as he was playing he tooted... and started crying... He had pooped... so his daddy cleaned him... and he got on the potty and had diarrhea .... So I decided there was no reason to torture him with the undies and just put a pull up on him since it was about time to eat...

After we ate I kept hearing him fart and it sounded horrible... he didn’t eat much and it was just chicken... so nothing that would really upset his belly... well after a few minutes of hearing the squirts I went to change his diaper.. well he was still going, so I thought I would just let him finish... bad idea...
He was walking around and tripped.. and fell flat on his but... and out it came... like chocolate pudding? Only watery-er... (is that even a word?) I a grabbed him and brought him to the bath room so I could change him... layed him down and it squirt up his back... all over his belly... just everywhere...
It was horrible... I got the diaper off... and pull off his shirt... and he started crying... he needed a wipe... I’m looking at the poor child who is covered in diarrhea... I said no baby... you need more than a wipe.. I started the shower and in he went... he was crying.. poor baby...

Once he got cleaned up he was happy... and didn’t really have anymore problems... I’m not sure if he pooped more last night or not... I had to leave to bring my mom home... so I wasn’t there... but I didn’t hear about it when I got home...

Now, this morning... poor little guy... he took his medicine and I guess it “went down the wrong pipe” and he started coughing... The child had woke up in the best mood... he was so happy, and just in a really good mood... poor thing coughed and coughed... we got in the car... and the coughing continued... I gave him some milk... it continued... so I took his milk back, so I didn’t cough it everywhere.. .or start choking... Well, the cough turned to a gag, and before I knew it, he had thrown up all over his self... You don’t know how horrible I felt dropping him off like that... I cleaned him up and changed his clothes... I know he wasn’t sick.. It wasn’t vomit... It was like spit up... (weird to think of a two and half year old spitting up.. but that’s really what it was) he was ok... he was upset about it... he hates being dirty, so he was really wanting to get cleaned... but once he was cleaned up he was fine..

He sat down happily and starting eating his breakfast...

I know Ms. Rhonda will call if he is sick... and something happens... but I still hate thinking that he “threw up” and then went to daycare... and now I am really dreading getting out to the car this afternoon... It should smell... wonderful? *gag*

Oh well... Its just another day in Paradise...