It's hard to believe that the long holiday weekend has already come and gone, and that we're well on our way into September! Here's a recap of our days since I last posted:
On Friday after Porter's helmet appointment, our family of four went to Schenley park for some playground time together. I felt like such a wimp, as I was complaining about the heat and it was only in the mid-high 80s. I'm going to be a wreck when we head back south someday! In my defense, it was very humid, and I had dressed inappropriately expecting cooler temps.
Sittin' on the sidelines, watching the big boys play.
"Race you down the slide!"
Showing off his climbing skills for Daddy.
Spinning around and around and around...
Holding on tight!
Running around gave this dude red cheeks and a sweaty head.
"Time to go yet, Mommy?"
Sibling silliness before bed.
Saturday I don't exactly know what possessed me, but before Kaiser woke up I decided that today was the day we would start to potty train. We've dabbled in potties and big boy underpants before, but I felt it was finally time to get down to business -- pun intended. I'll surely do a full post later on documenting our highs and lows along this (hopefully not endless) journey, but suffice it to say that I've contemplated throwing in the towel already! Here are some pics of how we spent our day (which, aside from a long walk for Mommy and a couple of errands for Daddy during naptime, was spent entirely indoors):
Blessing the breakfast he prepared for us in his play kitchen.
Studly self-portrait.
Just like his daddy. :)
Decorating thank-you cards for his grandparents.
Making a quick trip to the grocery store for a few things.
Mr. Potato Head fun.
"I don't get it."
Brett can teach us all a thing or two about Play-Doh construction.
If only spine surgery weren't his calling...
Careful with the plastic knife, Kiddo.
Kaiser specializes in destroying Daddy's creations.
"How come all I get is an empty container?"
Sunday a cough that Porter had had for a couple of days got really nasty, so we stayed home from church and got hardcore about potty training. Like, trash the diapers (or, at least, throw them in a trash bag and store them away for use by future babies), wear underpants 24-7 serious! Aside from a quick family trip out to Target to pick out more Toy Story undies and Matchbox trucks for rewards, we were homebound again. I was way too concerned about pee and poop to take lots of pictures, so here is what we've got:
I think he was excited about a new mattress pad?
Sleepy bear snuck into our room to say goodnight to Berkeley.
Reading all about diggers and cranes before turning in for the night.
Monday we stayed home once again (other than Brett going into work early and me running to the grocery store during nap), and though it was a yucky day outside anyway, the stir-craziness started to sink in. I have a feeling these next couple of days of house arrest as potty training bootcamp continues are going to take their toll. Heck, they're already taking their toll! But it will all be worth it in the end -- right? Right?!? As always, prayers appreciated!
Excited about the new scraper he earned for his pottying efforts!
Thank goodness this one was easy peasy!
Thought it would be fun to "fall" down the stairs.
A little finger painting to pass the time.
Would rather play with his sound machine than get ready for bed!
Although it wasn't your typical Labor Day weekend and was full of unexpected challenges (which, I'll admit, I totally asked for!), I loved having so much quality time with all three of my guys and look forward to ushering in a new fall season with them!
2 comments:
I love that picture of him on the training potty - priceless! Good luck with the potty training efforts!
I LOATHE potty training! I started with canon last labor day at 27 months and after a week of pure not readiness, we quit. Then started again at 33 months where he did fine for 3 months as long as I told him when to go. He never learned to listen to is body. Fast forward to 2 weeks ago, we bit the bullet for the. 3rd time and it clicked! We had one rough day and only a handful of accidents in the first week. Today marks 1week of no accidents (nighttime is still diapers as he's never woke up dry....until this morning!)! all this to say, he'll do great! It's really true...when they're ready, they're ready! You're a great mom :)
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